The Federal Executive Council (FEC), Wednesday approved N718.19 million to secure the 45-kilometre Abuja rail tracks and stations.
This was disclosed by the Minister of the FCT Mohammed Bello during a briefing after the FEC meeting on Wednesday in Abuja.
“In the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of today, I presented a memo and the council approved a contract to two companies for the provision of security services for the Abuja Light Rail Mass Transit System,” the minister told reporters during the briefing.
“These companies are Messrs Al-Ahali Security Guards Limited and Messrs Seaguard Security and Protective Company Limited
“They are going to provide security to the entire 45 kilometres of track including 12 stations.
“He explained that these security services will also protect the key infrastructure on the rail tracks, the signaling , electrical system and communication equipment.
“Al-Ahali security guard Limited is going to secure 27.4 kilometres of the track, covering eight stations at the cost of N407, 214,000 over a two year period.
“Seaguard Securities and Protective Company Limited is going to secure 18 kilometres of the rail tracks including four railway stations and that is at a cost of N310, 979,250.”
Minister of transport, Umar Sambo disclosed that the FEC approved N1.4bn for the purchase of spare parts and repairs of a crane of the Nigeria Railway Corporation.
Approval was given in the total sum of N1, 491, 065, 722.72 inclusive of 7.5 percent VAT, with a completion period of 12 months,” Sambo said.
