FEC approves N658m for deployment of sniffer dogs in Lagos and Abuja airports

The Federal Government Council (FEC) has authorized N658 million for the deployment of sniffer canine at Lagos and Abuja worldwide airports.

The approval was granted throughout the weekly assembly presided over by President Buhari on Wednesday, August 18.

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this whereas talking with reporters after the council assembly. He stated 4 memoranda was authorized for the ministry totalling N16,697,742,839.

Based on Sirika, the tasks to be executed within the contracts embody building of Wachakal Airport in Yobe State at N6.3 billion; post-construction providers for a similar airport at the price of N219.8 million. It additionally contains the procurement of eight airport rescue and firefighting automobiles at the price of N9.5 billion; and a contract for the deployment of sniffer canine to the Lagos and Abuja worldwide airports at the price of N658.8 million.

“FEC authorized 4 memoranda from civil aviation. One among it’s the approval for the development of Wachakal Airport in Yobe State and on the contract sum of N6,284,065,056. Even and in our drive to develop the sector and guarantee connectivity inside our area and likewise enhance on our safety structure and likewise attend to the assorted wants of civilization, we discovered this airport and plenty of others which might be coming throughout the nation helpful.

The second was a post-Consultancy Companies for the development of the identical airport, Wachakal Air stripe which could be very near Nguru in Yobe state. So, first Consultancy Companies is given to Kafe Engineering on the sum of N219,782,500 solely. This can embody seven and a half p.c VAT.

The third memorandum that was taken his approval for the provision and upkeep of eight items of airport rescue and firefighting automobile together with spare elements and coaching. And this was given to Messers Gulf of Africa Worldwide Restricted.

The unique representatives of the OEM and the OEMs are Emirate firefighting tools manufacturing unit, that is within the sum of N9,535,132,500 even. This additionally will embody seven and a half p.c and the supply interval for this procurement is 12 months.

The final memo that was taken from aviation, it has to do with approval for the award of contract for the deployment of sniffer canine canine in airports in Lagos and Abuja, we might be persevering with with this procurement and other airports as effectively. So, the entire contract sum for this procurement is N658,762,783.36 which incorporates seven and a half p.c VAT.”