The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a N5.4 billion contract for the construction of access road from Mpape to Shere-Galuwyi Resettlement Housing Scheme in Bwari Area Council of the FCT.
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, made this known in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Anthony Ogunlelye, on Thursday in Abuja.
Bello said the project would facilitate the movement and resettlement of some indigenous communities within the Abuja City centre to their new locations,
The minister said the absence of access road to the resettlement site and other infrastructure had prevented the movement of the designated communities as planned.
“The Galuwyi Shere Resettlement site is located on a-900-hectares of land in Bwari Area Council.
“Sixteen Communities are to be moved in two Phases: Phase I consists of most of the communities of the Abuja Federal Capital City (FCC) are seven communities namely – Utako, Maje, Mabushi, Jabi Samuel, Jabi Yakubu, Kpaadna, Zhilu.
“Phase II comprises nine communities – Gwarimpa, Galadima, Jahi I, Jahi II, Kado Bimiko, Kado Kuchi, Lungu, Gishiri, Daki Biu,” Bello said.
He said already, some complimentary facilities such as primary school, secondary school, police post, overhead water tanks had also been provided at the site.
“If this road is not constructed, it will lead to further decay of the development at the resettlement site and heighten security concerns.
“It will also amount to colossal loss of financial resources as well as constituting of a clog in the developmental strides of government.”
The minister further explained that the movement of the communities would open up development along that axis and also free up land for the orderly development of the city in line with the Abuja Master Plan.
He said that the contract for the 14.15 km road was awarded to Messrs Vipan Global Investment Resources Ltd., and expected to be completed within 18 months. (NAN)
