The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N700m for the construction of six federal secretariats for six states.

Some of the ministers briefed State House Correspondents that the approval was given at the meeting of the council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola said construction on the secretariats had been halted since 2012.

The states he mentioned include Anambra, Bayelsa, Zamfara, Nassarawa, Gombe and Osun.

“The approved cost variation has already been captured in the 2016 budget. With the approval of the variation, we can re-mobilise workers back to site,” he said.

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