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FG Releases N2.5 Billion For Compensations For Property Owners on East-West Road 

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July 30, 2021
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Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, addressing the Press on the blockage of the East West Road, by Niger Delta youths with the Managing Director of the Reynolds Construction Company (RCC) in his office in Abuja on Thursday

Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, addressing the Press on the blockage of the East West Road, by Niger Delta youths with the Managing Director of the Reynolds Construction Company (RCC) in his office in Abuja on Thursday

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The Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has appealed to protesting Niger Delta youths to vacate Section 3 of the East-West road to enable contractors commence work on Friday.

“The essence of this protest is to draw the attention of the government to the road, now we are here allow us to commence work.” Akpabio said.

Akpabio, made the appeal on Thursday in Abuja, while briefing the Press after a meeting with contractors handling different sections of the road. He acknowledged the fact that the youths were right to stage a protest over the delay.

The former governor of Akwa Ibom State, in a statement signed by his chief press secretary Jackson Udom  disclosed that the Federal Government had released additional N2.5billion for payment of compensation to property owners along the road corridor, but regretted that the initial N4.5billion budgeted for compensation could not meet up with demands.

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According to him, “the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has also budgeted another N35 billion in support of the project”, adding, “the ministry has channeled funds meant for over 304 projects into the East-West road project.”

Speaking further, the former Senate Minority Leader disclosed that “the Ministry has proposed an extra-budgetary intervention for inclusion of the East-West Road Sections I-IV in the 2020 SUKUK Issuance Programme of the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning and the Debt Management Office”.

This, according to the Minister, is part of the efforts made by the Ministry to access adequate funding for the completion of the East-West road project.

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Akpabio explained that the initial contracts for dualization of the 338km road linking Warri to Oron through Kaima, Ahoada, Port Harcourt, Ogoni and Eket Townships (Section I-IV) was initially awarded in four sections to four different contractors in 2006. “It is well known that Section I (Warri-Kaima covering km 0+000-Km. 87+400 and Section III) and Section III (Onne Port Junction – Eket covering Km. 15 + 000 – Km. 99 + 000) have been duly completed by Messrs Setraco Nigeria Limited and Messrs. RCC Nigeria Limited respectively” he added.

He maintained that the section IIIA (Port Harcourt Onne Road Junction, covering Km. 0 + 000 – Km. 15 + 000 was not part of the contract initially awarded in 2006 because it was in good condition having been dualized earlier, noting that “over time, the Port Harcourt – Onne Port Junction portion had progressively deteriorated as a result of heavy axle loading, flooding and is no longer serviceable for the current traffic volumes. Therefore, the Ministry had to award the contract for additional works to Messrs RCC Nigeria Limited to upgrade the Port Harcourt Onne Port Junction”.

He further stated that due to poor annual budgetary provisions, the contract for upgrading of Section IIIA awarded in 2014 could not commence until the Ministry paid the contractors the full mobilization Advance in 2020.

“The condition of the road deteriorated during the period of delay and there has been serious encroachment on the right-of-way initially delineated for the road.

“With the review of the initial contract scope of works and contract unit rates imperative, specific measures for addressing the contingent site conditions militating against the progress of work were scheduled by the Ministry, these include the initial design for interchange bridges at Onne Junction which is to be substituted with a flyover bridge, but due to space constraints caused by the newly constructed Power Sub-Station which cannot be relocated due to higher cost implication.

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“A new flyover bridge has also been designed to replace the interchange bridge initially designed for Refinery Junction amongst others.”

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