Nigeria: House Probes N64 Billion Abuja Airport Runway Contract

24 February 2010

Abuja — The House of Representatives will today commence debate on allegations of contract inflation in respect of the N64 billion (about USD$421m) second runway project at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Also the House may pass the 2010 Appropriation Bill today given the early adjournment of plenary yesterday and the flurry of activities that followed at the level of committees. Speaker of the House had while announcing the adjournment explained that the chamber was suspending sitting for the day to enable Committees of the House put finishing touches to their assigned roles in the budgeting process to enable the House consider the passage of the budget today.

The Executive Council of the Federation had in December last year approved the construction of the runway because, according to it, the present runway built 27 years ago had outlived its design life span of 20 years. The contract was awarded to the German construction giant, Julius Berger covers the design and construction of the runway was expected to be executed within 24 months.

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