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ICRC Moves To Regulate 19 MDAs Projects
The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) is to offer guidance and regulations for 19 projects under the Public Private Partnership arrangement by various federal ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).
Director-General of the commission, Mr Aminu Diko, announced this in an interview with The Tide source in Abuja.
“What is required of the MDAs is to get us a list of projects that they want to execute through PPP and we are obliged to publish it.
“This will provide a clear view to investors of areas open for investment, and one of the projects in the list is the second Niger Bridge which has already gone through advanced stage.
“We have a list of 19 projects that we have published,’’ he said, adding that eight were from the federal ministries of works, health, agriculture, industry trade and investment, transport and women affairs.
Diko named the projects under the Federal Ministry of Works to include the rehabilitation and upgrading of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja; rehabilitation and upgrade of Kaiama-Bahana-Kaoje-Gwanbe-Fokku-Sokoto road, and the River Benue Bridge at Ibi.
He named projects under the Federal Ministry of Health to include the Abuja Medical City and Mall that is expected to develop a world-class tertiary medical facility on a green field site in Abuja.
Under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, he said, the projects include the upgrade of operations and maintenance of the Federal Government Agro-Value Chain Infrastructure Centre, while the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment project would focus on the development of a mechanic village.
“Under the Ministry of Transport, there is the operations and maintenance of the Ontisha Inland Water Ports, operations and maintenance of Western and Eastern Narrow Gauge Railway, and so many others.
“In FCT, we have four district infrastructure project covering Mabushi, Gwarimpa, Kado and Durimi; Abuja Mass Transit Railway Lot 2, Kuje water supply among others,’’ he said.
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