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FG approves N311.8m for purchase of 30 buses for civil servants in Abuja

By on September 18, 2013

898dde5df3006630b4983ca0c43685d7The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the purchase of 30 33-seater Innoson buses to address the transportation problem being experienced by civil servants in Abuja.

The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, said this in Abuja where he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the weekly FEC meeting, which was presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan.

Maku stated that the approval followed a memorandum tabled before the council by President Goodluck Jonathan.

According to the minister, the choice of Innoson buses is in compliance with the resolution of the FEC at its Jan. 20, 2010 meeting, which agreed that where available, locally-assembled vehicles be patronised, instead of the imported one.

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“The welfare of civil servants received attention from the Federal Executive Council, following a memorandum brought to council by the President, proposing to buy 30 Innoson 6800 buses to address the problem of transportation among public servants at the federal government level.

“The President, in bringing the memo to council, said these vehicles are to be purchased directly from the Innoson Vehicle manufacturing factory at Nnewi in line with the previous decision of council to ensure that the procurement of all vehicles must first be done from companies manufacturing from Nigeria.“

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Maku said that the procurement of the buses would serve as a welfare package for civil servants to reduce the transportation difficulties being experienced by civil servants living in the satellite towns within the FCT.

The Minister expressed the hope that the buses would ensure increased productivity and raise staff morale for service delivery.

“In view of the priority placed on service delivery at institutional and individual levels in the public service by the administration and the enormous benefits of the scheme on the lives of the beneficiaries, council ratified the President’s anticipatory approval for the procurement of 30 numbers of 33-seater diesel air-conditioned Innoson Bus IVM 6800,’’ he explained.

He said the vehicles would be delivered by the company in the next 10 months.(NAN)