Date: 2017-02-09

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N21 billion for the construction of the Ilorin-Omu Aran-Kabba Road, Section I.

The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, told State House correspondents after the FEC meeting that this was to complement ongoing work on the the Kabba-Egbe Road to link Kwara and Kogi States.

He said: "The justification for the memo and consequent approval is consistent with our promise to continue to reduce travel time, to ease the cost of doing business and the cost of goods and services. This project is for N21 billion."

Fashola said the council also approved N589 million consultancy services for professionals to conduct line route studies, environmental/social impact assessment and resettlement action plan as well as environmental/social management plan.

This, according to him, is for the government to access the Japanese International Corporation Agency's loan to support the Transmission Company of Nigeria to continue its transmission grid expansion programme.