This was revealed during a media briefing shortly after the FCT Executive Committee Meeting, chaired by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike in Abuja on Thursday.
Chief Felix Obuah, Coordinator, Abuja Municipal Management Council, told journalists that the move was to create order in the FCT sanitation system.
Obuah disclosed that the Executive Committee ratified and approved the memo for new contractors to provide waste collection and management services in various locations across the FCT.
He explained that the approval also covered the procurement of basic treatment plants as well as the maintenance and operation of supervisory utility vehicles.
The AMMC boss, who noted complaints about waste disposal in the FCT, expressed hope that, with the new waste regime, residents should expect a cleaner Abuja.
Also, Mr Abdulkadir Zulkiflu, Coordinator, Satellite Towns Development Department Department (STDD), said the Committee ratified the payment of a contract for the provision of emergency evacuation of waste from open dumps collection points, waterways, and streams in Dogon Gada community in Abuja Municipal Area Council.
Zulkiflu clarified that N111.9 million was released for the execution of the contract.
Earlier, Chief of Staff to the FCT Minister, Mr Chidi Amadi, had reiterated Wike’s concern for environmental cleanliness in the FCT and his efforts towards making Abuja a world-class city.
“The Minister is very concerned especially with regard to the contract concerning waste management and he is very serious about it because it is related directly to the cleanliness of the city,” he said.
Similarly, the FCT Transportation Secretary, Mr Chinedum Elechi, announced the approval of funds for printing services for the Directorate of Road Transport Services.
Elechi added that approval has also been given for the operation and maintenance of 34 old traffic lights, as well as the installation of three new traffic lights within the Federal Capital City.
