The Federal Executive Council (FEC), headed by President Muhammadu Buhari, 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 for the original Abuja indigenes who have been moved from their communities.
The minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, who made this known in a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Anthony Ogunlelye, said the absence of access road and other infrastructure in the new resettlement site has continued to prevent movement of the people of the communities.
“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 in Phase II of the Abuja Federal Capital City (FCC) and include seven communities namely: Utako, Maje, Mabushi, Jabi Samuel, Jabi Yakubu, Kpaadna, Zhilu.
“Phase II comprises of nine Communities: Gwarimpa, Galadima, Jahi I, Jahi II, Kado Bimiko, Kado Kuchi, Lungu, Gishiri and Daki Biu”.
He said that already, some complimentary facilities like Primary School, Secondary School, Police Post, Overhead water tanks have been provided at the site.
“If this road is not constructed, it will lead to further decay of the development at the Resettlement site, heightening security concerns and thereby amounting to colossal loss of financial resources as well as constituting a clog in the developmental efforts of the government.
The minister explained that the movement of the Communities will open up development along that axis and free up land for the orderly development of the city in line with the Abuja Master Plan.
The contract for the 14.15 kilometers road was awarded to Messrs Vipan Global Investment Resources Limited and is expected to be completed within eighteen months.
