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Sections 1-4 to be ready by December 2021 Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has disclosed that he will approach the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for the revalidation and award of the contract for Section V of the East-West road. Akpabio gave the hint yesterday in Abuja at the round table of counterparts on the complementary programme for the East-West road project, stressing the ministry’s commitment to deliver Sections I-IV of the road in line with government’s desire to award Section V after technical reviews. He explained that FEC initially awarded the section, which covers Oron-Calabar, to RCC Construction Company, but it was abandoned due to the excessive cost of the project after it was re-routed. ....