FEC Approves 2018 Draft Budget, Road Trust Fund, 14km Transmission Line

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has
approved the 2018 draft budget
proposal, Road Trust Fund (RTF) and the
construction of 14-kilometre 330KVA
transmission line to evacuate power
from Azura power plant in Edo.
These were the decisions taken by the
council at its meeting held on Thursday
in Abuja.
File: President Muhammadu Buhari
chairs FEC Meeting while Vice President
Yemi Osinbajo and the Ag. SGF, Habiba
Lawal (l) looked on during the Federal
Executive Council Meeting at the State
House, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi
Adeshida 04/10/2017
The Minister of Budget and National
Planning, Mr. Udoma Udo Udoma,
disclosed this when he briefed State
House correspondents alongside the
Ministers of Power, Works and Housing,
Mr. Babatunde Fashola and that of
Finance, Kemi Adeosun.
Udoma, who declined to disclose the
actual figure of the approved 2018 draft
budget, said President Muhammadu
Buhari would soon forward the
document to the National Assembly for
final approval.