FEC approves N3.2bn for transformers, as fertilizer, IDPs, flood victims get N992

Kamarudeen Ogundele

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N3.2 billion for the procurement of transformers to improve the quality of electricity supply in the country.

The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, disclosed this to journalists at the end of the Council meeting on Wednesday.

The meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the council chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Mamman said the council also approved N155.2million for the production and delivery of one million serialized electricity meters at Oshodi, Lagos State, Port Harcourt, and Kaduna.

The FEC also approved N922.8 million for the purchase of fertilizer to assist states affected by insurgency and the 2018 flood disaster.

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouk, revealed this while briefing State House correspondents.

She said the benefiting states: Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe, would receive liquid brands of NPK fertilizer as assistance to farmers.

“Today at the council, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development presented a memo for the approval of the award of contract for the purchase of NPK 20:10:10 fertilizer under the emergency agricultural intervention for states affected by conflicts, insurgency and also the 2018 flood disaster in the total sum of N922, 803, 393.26 and council approved the award of the contract.

“The benefitting states are Yobe, Adamawa and Borno.

“Initially we were supposed to give the NPK 20:10:10 fertilizer but now we are going to provide the liquid fertilizer to the benefiting states and the quantity is about 259, 000 litres of that particular product,” she said.