FCTA awards N1.1bn contract for security communication gadgets

…ratifies N7.3bn waste management contracts

The Executive Committee of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved the award of a N1.1 billion contract for the emergency procurement of communication gadgets and other equipment for security agencies in the FCT.

Musa Onsachi, FCTA Director of Procurement, disclosed this at the end of the committee’s meeting, presided over by the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, in Abuja on Monday.

Onsachi explained that the intervention is intended to support security agencies in carrying out their duties effectively and to bridge the current equipment gap undermining their efficiency.

“When the Minister assumed office in August 2023, he discovered a gap in critical communication gadgets and equipment needed for efficient and effective security operations. Now, with this support, the security agencies will be able to carry out their operations more effectively,” he said.

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It would be recalled that the FCT Minister, in July 2024, had presented 50 operational vehicles equipped with communication gadgets to security agencies to strengthen the fight against insecurity in the territory.

Wike had explained that the measure was designed to provide the logistics needed to combat crime in the FCT.

In a related development, the FCTA also approved N7.3 billion contracts for the provision of waste collection and management services in four districts of the Federal Capital City..

Felix Obuah, Coordinator of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, identified the districts as Durumi, Wuye, Mabushi, and Jabi.

He added that the executive committee approved the supply of diesel to Wupa Basic Waste Treatment Plant for a two-year period. “The total figure for the award of these four contracts amounts to N7.3 billion,” he said.

Obuah further noted that the committee approved contracts for the procurement of food and non-food items to support flood-affected residents in the FCT.