The Ekiti State Government connected Thursday said it has awarded N3.86 cardinal for the operation of Aviation Staff Quarters astatine the Ekiti State Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport, Ado-Ekiti.
A connection from the Special Adviser connected Information and Value Orientation, Taiwo Olatunbosun, said it was portion of the decisions reached astatine the play Executive Council gathering held successful Ado-Ekiti, the authorities capital.
According to Mr Olatunbosun, the operation of unit quarters was portion of ongoing efforts to guarantee the palmy operational take-off of the Ekiti State Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport, Ado-Ekiti.
“The Ekiti State Government secured 14 residential flats comprising six two-bedroom flats and 8 three-bedroom flats located astatine the GRA, Ado-Ekiti, to accommodate the aviation unit deployed to the facility. These quarters supply a conducive surviving situation indispensable for unit productivity and welfare.
“The support is to code the request to conception purpose-built aviation unit quarters wrong the outer perimeter obstruction of the Airport successful enactment with modular manufacture signifier crossed Nigeria to optimise operational efficiency, heighten information of the Airport installations, and trim some transit clip and regular proscription costs associated with commuting from GRA to the airport.”
The Special Adviser said the projected quarters approved are to beryllium constructed by Messrs. CCECC Nigeria Limited, adding that it would dwell of 40 residential units made up of: 32 self-contained apartments for inferior and mediate cadre officers, six units of one-bedroom apartments for elder staff, and 2 units of two-bedroom apartments for absorption staff.
“The scope of enactment besides includes outer infrastructure, operation of car parking lots, and installation of a elemental nonstop occurrence incinerator to service arsenic a Solid Waste Management System for the full Airport,” helium said.
Mr Olatunbosun added that the declaration was approved to beryllium completed successful 4 months.
Also, N418.9 cardinal was awarded for the procurement of 7 Toyota Hummer buses and 1 Toyota Prado SUV for Agricultural operations successful Ekiti State
Mr Olatunbosun said the support to procure vehicles for Agricultural Operations successful Ekiti State is for the easiness of operations of the Bring Back Our Youths to Agriculture programme crossed the 16 Local Governments and 22 LCDA successful the state.
“It is an enlargement of the contiguous Administration’s involution programme connected the ‘Bring Back Our Youths to Agriculture (BBYA), a Public Private Partnership (PPP) inaugural which has empowered a ample fig of youths since the twelvemonth 2024.
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“The authorisation is by Direct Procurement Method to beryllium undertaken by Messrs. Tayodeji Hub Nigeria Limited and delivered wrong six weeks.”
Meanwhile, the authorities authorities besides approved N86 cardinal for the operation of six 2,000-capacity poultry pens successful 3 senatorial districts of the state.
The governor’s adjutant said the support is portion of efforts to grow the government’s involution programme successful Broiler Production with the operation of six poultry pens of 2,000 capableness each successful the 3 senatorial districts of the State, specifically astatine Efon, Irepodun/Ifelodun, Emure, and Ikere LGAs successful this instance.
“The contiguous administration, nether the enactment of Governor Biodun Oyebanji, has demonstrated unwavering resoluteness and committedness to alteration the Agriculture Sector, done Public Private Partnership (PPP) involution program connected the constitution of poultry accumulation clusters successful Ekiti State.
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