Rivers State Executive Council has approved the award of contract for the construction of the main Trans-Kalabari Road project at the cost of N222.1billion.
The approval was given during a meeting presided over by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and attended by the Deputy Governor, Prof Ngozi Odu, and other members of Council at Government House on Wednesday.
“We have awarded contract to the tune of N222,114,563,830.2 kobo only for the commencement of the Trans-Kalabari Road. This is the main Trans-Kalabari Road. The one that had happened in the past, was building of bridges. “That project will be completed in 32 months, and we are paying from our Internally Generated Revenue . We are not going to be borrowing money for that project.
This is because, he explained, the Trans-Kalabari Road is traversing very difficult terrain of swamp and across rivers and creeks upon which series of bridges, decking and piling works will be executed. “We also came tops in the National Open Chess Competition. We have our daughter, Queen Dan Jumbo, she came first and was the best women player.
In her briefing, the acting Director General of Rivers State Bureau of Public Procurement , Dr. Ine Briggs, explained that the Bureau diligently managed the proceedings leading to the award of the contract.
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