FG Approves $ 470m For FCT Water Project

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Mohammed Musa Bello revealed this after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday. Bello confirmed that three very important memorandum from FCT were discussed in the meeting. The first one is the approval of the contract for the construction of greater Abuja water supply project at the total cost of 470 million USD.

“This is a very important project for the residents of city because it aims to provide portable water to the greater part of the city and it intends to leverage on the facility that we have in the city. That is lower Usuma Dam as well as the Water treatment plant for the city which is reputed to be one of the largest on the African continent.

“As you know, water supply to the city based on the master plan has not been able to extend to other phases of the city and the intention of this project, which is being funded by the China-Nexim bank, is to provide water to what we called loops 1, 2, 5 and 6.”

He continued “The over all master plan for the city has ten loops. Already Loops 3 and 4 are currently operational providing water to Garki, Maitama, Asokoro and Central Business District.

“With these new additional 4 loops, water is going to be extended to other very critical district of the city. And some of them are under loop 1: Mumkoro axis, Gwarimpa 1,8,2, Mbora, Karimo, Dape, Kafe and Wumba. These as you know as areas of the city that have expanded tremendously over the last few years.

“Loop 2 will provide water to Katampe, Mabuchi, Utako, Wuye, Dakibiu,Jabi, Kado and Jahyi District while loop Number 5 will provide water to Durumi, Duste, Gadua, Luboyi and Kaura. “Of the four loops under this particular contract, loop number 6 will provide water to Galadimawa, Dapuya, Logogoma, Wum ba, Saraji, kabusa, Okanja, Pyakasa.”