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FG approves N33.81bn for lie detectors, roads in ministries

YESTERDAY in Abuja, the Federal Government approved N33.81 billion for the award of contracts for projects in the Ministries of Works and Housing, Industry, Trade and Investments, and Justice.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency will receive N1.07 billion for the purchase of eye-scanning lie detectors and night-vision goggles.

Abubakar Malami, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice; Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing; and Niyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investments, revealed this to state house correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Malami stated that the first of the two memos presented by the Justice Ministry requested to obtain eye-scanning lie detectors for investigation purposes.

While the second document he said requested the purchase of digital night vision goggles for its nocturnal operations in the hunt for drug cartels.

He said, “Two memos were presented this afternoon by the Federal Ministry of Justice on behalf of and at the instance of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. One, it was a memo seeking the approval of the council for the award of a contract for the supply of an eye-scanning lie detector.

“So, to enhance the capacity of the NDLEA in exterminating illicit drugs trafficking, sales and consumption, the Federal Government has considered the need and possibility of indeed providing this equipment to NDLEA.

“On that account, the Council approved the award of contract for the supply of eye-scanning lie detector by the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency in the sum of N498,850,000 only, inclusive of 7.5 per cent VAT with a completion period of 90 days.

In the second memo, he said “the contract too was presented for consideration of the council and the council has approved the award of the contract with the supply of digital night vision goggles by the national drug law enforcement agency in the sum of N570,825,000 only, inclusive of 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax with a completion period of 12 weeks.”

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