Minister of State, Works and Housing, Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, on Saturday, discloses that the Federal Government has refunded N143 billion to five states for federal roads construction.
Aliyu made this known during a visit to Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, at Government House.
The minister was in Kebbi to ascertain the level of work executed by the state government on the construction of some federal roads in the state.
The minister said “Out of the total distance of roads we have across the country, 34,000 kms plus are under the jurisdiction of the federal government out of which we are currently working on over 13,000 kms simultaneously with over 800 contracts currently ongoing.
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“Before now, some states may find it extremely necessary, because of urgency, to approach the federal government to seek permission to construct federal roads that are within their states.
“The federal government will give them the permission and they will be reimbursed later. Before 2016 or around that period, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) set up a committee to verify and clear road construction executed by some state governments.
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