FG approves N15bn for irrigation, road projects
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved contracts worth N15 billion in the Water Resources and, Works and Housing Ministries.
He however said the project has however been augmented and increased to 2,200 hectares of irrigation and the cost variated with an additional N6.3 billion, bringing the new project cost to a total of N10.18 billion. “The augmentation is for N6.9 billion, of course like I said, because of the variation, the variation includes 700 hectares increase, plus 2 megawatt solar power plant to replace the diesel power plant that was in the original design because, as you know diesel is expensive now so pumping will be unsustainable, the irrigation system will be unsustainable if we continue to rely on diesel.
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