The executive committee of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has approved N2.6 billion for three waste management projects in the capital city.

The coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, Chief Felix Obuah, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday while briefing journalists after the committee’s meeting, chaired by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.

He said, “In today’s executive committee meeting, we sought and got approval for the ratification and award of contracts for the operation and maintenance of Apo Extractor.

“We also sought and got approval for the extension of service contracts for the operation and maintenance of Wupa Basic Sewage Treatment Plant.

“We equally got approval for the extension of service contracts for the provision of solid waste collection and management services for 40 areas in FCT, for a period of two months,” he said.

He revealed that the three projects were approved at the cost of about N2.6 billion.

The Chief of Staff to the FCT Minister, Mr Chidi Amadi, explained that 13 memos were submitted for consideration out of which nine were examined and approved while three were stepped down for technical reasons.

Amadi added that the nine memos were approved to continue to deepen the infrastructural development and upgrade of the capital city and its environment.