President Bola Tinubu has instructed the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), through the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), to renovate the former Ministry of Agriculture building for use by the newly established Ministry of Livestock Development.
This was revealed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, during an inspection of the building located in Abuja’s Central Business District on Wednesday.
After the inspection, Wike addressed the media, describing the renovation as an urgent project.
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He explained that the FCTA would soon invite companies to assess the building and submit quotations for the work.
Wike also noted that an integrity test had already been conducted on the building, and the results were satisfactory.
“Well, it is the former Ministry of Agriculture, and we have a directive from Mr President to go and immediately refurbish the place and furnish it for the new Ministry of Livestock, and that is why we went there to see things for ourselves.
“We will get some companies to come and look at it, and quote for it. It is an emergency work because the creation of the Ministry of Livestock is a welcome development, and you can see people are happy, waiting for it to start.
“We are bringing some companies to look at it, and then we will take the best, or what do we call it, the most responsive bidder that we know that the government will afford to handle. But don’t be in a rush, what is important is that we have gone there to see for ourselves, and the job will soon start,” he said.
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