The federal government has approved the execution of N86.6 billion worth of contracts in the ministries of Aviation as well as Works and Housing.

It also approved the draft national policy on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) just as the Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Fashola Wednesday canvassed for the setting up of road maintenance contingency fund to cater for the repairs of federal highways across the country.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) gave the approvals at its Wednesday’s weekly meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. Fashola, who briefed newsmen after the FEC meeting, said Council approved for the Ministry of Works and Housing, contract for the dualisation of the Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene road at the cost of N79.649 billion.

He explained that the contract was for the section from Oku Iboku Power Plant to Abak of about 26 kilometre stretch.

According to him: “The Ministry of Works and Housing presented the memorandum for the completion of the dualisation of the Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene road. And this is in relation to the section from Oku Iboku Power Plant to Abak of about 26 kilometre stretch.