BREAKING: Senate Passes Bill To Scrap FERMA |SEE REASON
Afnews Editor
Sep 30, 2021
The Senate on Wednesday passed the Federal Road Bill which seeks to repeal the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency Act [FERMA] , Federal Highways Act, and the Control of Advertisement on Federal Highways Act.
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The proposed law is aimed at facilitating the establishment of an agency to govern and manage the nation's federal roads network.
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When established, the agency is expected to facilitate private sector participation in the development, financing, maintenance, management, and improvement of roads in Nigeria.
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It would also regulate contracts for road concession and other forms of public private partnership as well as set guidelines for the working of PPP contracts.
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The bill was sponsored by the Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Toby Okechukwu (PDP, Enugu) and Ossai Nicholas (PDP, Delta).
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