Buhari okays commencement of federal secretariat in EkitiThe Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the commencement of the Federal Secretariat Complex in Ekiti State.
Minster of Power, Works and Housing Mr Babatunde Fashola disclosed this to State House correspondents after the council meeting.
The minister, who noted that the project was conceived in 2000, it was not funded.
He also stated that the FEC equally approved the furnishing of the federal secretariat complex in Gombe State.
"As you'll recall, from time to time, over the years, when we've created new states, delimitation of boundaries and assets sharing have created challenges for younger states that have to host federal officers. That puts a pressure on their resources. So, over the years, there has been progressive expansion of federal secretariats in those states. We've 23 now out of 36 and another half a dozen in various states of construction and completion," he said.
Fashola said FEC had also approved the business case for concessioning and development of Ikere Gorge Dam in Oyo for 6 megawatts of electricity, Bakolori Dam in Zamfara for 3.2 megawatts, Jibiya Dam in Katsina for 4 megawatts, Zobe Dam for 0.29 megawatts in Katsina, Kampe Omi in Kogi for 2 megawatts and Doma Dam in Nasarawa for 1 megawatt.
According to the minister, this is in furtherance of the present administration's incremental power initiative and rural electrification initiative.
"Not only do this projects further our quest for incremental energy wherever there is legitimate opportunity, they further our quest for renewable energy as well because hydro electricity is also clean energy," he stated.
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