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The Federal Executive Council has approved the
procurement of 100,000 doses of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) ACWY 135
Vaccines for the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency
(NPHCDA), to secure and protect the lives of Nigerians intending to
embark on the Hajj pilgrimage from the any outbreak of Cerebrospinal
Meningitis.

The procurement, which costs N126.5 million, has a budgetary provision of N173,250m.

While briefing pressmen after the weekly FEC, the minister of state for Information and Communication,

Labaran Maku said the procurement has a delivery period of 12 weeks.

“The minister of health, through a memo, sought
council’s approval for the award of contract for the procurement of
100,000 doses of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) ACWY 135 Vaccines for
the National primary healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA).

“Nigeria pilgrims are preparing to embark on the 2010
Holy Pilgrimage to Mecca soon and immunization against CSM with ACWY
vaccines is a mandatory requirement for Nigerians. The CSM ACWY 135
vaccines, when administered to intending Hajj pilgrims will protect
them from any outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis during the
pilgrimage to the Holy land”.

“In order to secure the health of our pilgrims
council approved the award of contract for the procurement of 100,000
doses of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) ACWY 135 Vaccines for the
National primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), in favour of
Messrs GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutical Nigeria Limited, in the sum of
N126,500,000.00 with a delivery period of 12 weeks”.

Delta roads

The minister of Niger Delta Affairs also brought a
memo to the council seeking approval for the award of a contract for
the Dualization of Port Harcourt/Aba Expressway-Obehia
-Azumini-Ukanafun (50km) Road in Abia/Akwa Ibom states and the
Engineering Construction for section II which stretches from Akwete to
Ukanafun, KM20+000_KM+000.

Mr Maku, who briefed alongside his counterparts from
the ministry of Niger Delta and Finance, Sam Ode and Yabawa Wali, said
“the construction of this road is a major post amnesty intervention
programme of the government for the Niger Delta region. The execution
of this project will create employment opportunities, curb restiveness
and generate wealth through increased socio-economic activities of the
region. It will also enhance safety of lives and driving comfort of
road users”.

According to him, due to paucity of funds for the full project take
off, the ministry had phased the project implementation starting from
section 1, Obehia junction to Akwete, earlier awarded in the sum of
N13billion.