This was disclosed by the State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Chuks Ugwoke in a Press briefing at the end of the council’s meeting presided over by Governor Sullivan Chime at the Government House, Enugu.
According to Ugwoke, the sum of Three hundred million naira (N300,000,000) was approved for the supply and installation of security (CCTV) and access control systems in the offices of the Enugu State new Secretariat buildings.
The Commissioner, who was accompanied in the press briefing by his Ministry of Commerce and Industry counterpart, Dr. Judge Akubilo and that of Ministry of Labour and Productivity, Mrs. Vivian Eze and Commissioner for Human Development and Poverty Reduction, Mr. Godwin Ogenyi also said that the sum of Two hundred and thirteen million, twenty-one thousand, four hundred and nineteen naira, eighteen kobo (N213,021,419.18k) was also approved by the council for the construction of Asu River Bridge along Isiogbo-Nara road in Nkanu East local Government Area.
The council, he said, observed that the existing single lane old Concrete Bridge across Asu River along the road is dilapidated.
The Commissioner added that the council also noted that the present nature and increased volume of traffic using the bridge is beyond its bearing capacity.
Continuing he stated that the sum of one hundred and six million, seven hundred and six naira, nine hundred and ninety-six naira (N106,706,996) was also approved by the council for the re-development of Emene Testing Ground and the Drivers Training Institute. He noted that the scope of work at the Institute included, fencing of the complex, renovation of V.I.O. testing building, Traffic Management Authority and the course construction of office buildings among others, adding that direct labour is involved.
He recalled that RAMP is a veritable instrument for rural transformation and poverty reduction through rural road construction in the selected intervention area.
The commissioner also noted that the project is jointly executed by the Federal, State Governments, World Bank and the French Development Agency.
The sum of Forty-nine million, four hundred and ten thousand, nine hundred naira (N49,410,900) he said was approved by the council for the purchase of operational vehicles of the Enugu State Broadcasting Service in line with the huge investments by the State Government to rehabilitate, re-equip and restructure the station.
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