The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has issued the Outline Business Case Certificate of compliance on the implementation of the Jabi Lake tourism and recreational project to the FCT Administration, as the project is expected to cost $21 million.
Receiving the certificate on behalf of the administration, FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, recalled that the administration had amongst its presidential mandates, the tasks to work with the private sector to create jobs, and help lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty.
In a statement with reference number: No.196 HMOS/FCT/PR/2021/ and signed by S.A Media to FCT Minister of State, Austine Elemue, the Minister revealed that the FCT Administration’s short term strategic development plan was the development of the tourism and recreation potentials of the territory in partnership with competent investors, stressing that this was included in its performance delivery presentation to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on February 5, 2020.
“In actualising this mandate, the FCTA received and considered an unsolicited proposal by Messrs Jabi Lake Leisure Cruise Limited for the transformation of Jabi Lake into a tourist destination; providing boat cruises, water sports, hospitality and many more tourist activities.
“The FCTA subsequently approached the Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP) and the ICRC for compliance with extant guidelines. The Outline Business Case (OBC) submitted by the proponents was forwarded to the ICRC for review/advice”, he said
While commending the support of FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, and the Coordinator, Abuja Infrastructure Investment Centre (AIIC), and the ICRC team, she however, assured that the project would tradeoff before the end of 2021.
