ICRC BUSINESS CASE CERTIFICATE ON INTERIOR PROJECTS, BANKABLE. Says Aregbesola

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has revealed that the approval by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) of the Outline Business Case  (OBC's) Certificate of Compliance presented by the Director General of the ICRC, Barrister Mike Ohiani  to the Ministry of Interior showed that the project is bankable, reliable and of value.

Aregbesola stated this today during the Inauguration of the Project Steering Committee of Life Safety System, Networking, Monitoring and Dispatcher Real-Time Integration System (LSSNMDI) and the formal Presentation of the Project’s Business Case Certificate of Compliance in his office today in Abuja.

“Certificate shows the project is bankable, machine to machine and real time alert of the fire emergencies to which Federal ,State and Local Government Fire Services can adopt for effective service delivery.  All Fire Services can and will make the best use of this project”. The Minister stressed.

The Minister inaugurated two committees as follows :

1. Project Steering Committee (PSC)  with the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as Chairman, and the 

2. Project Delivery Team(PDT) with the Permanent Secretary of Interior Ministry, Dr shuaib Belgore as Chairman.

He charged members of the Committee to put in their best commitment  to  ensure that the safety of lives and properties in terms of Fire disaster is well managed to the barest minimum in Nigerian, Aregbesola added.

The Permanent Secretary of the  Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Belgore in his welcome address noted that following the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC)’s approval of Outline Business Case (OBC) of the above mentioned Project of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement are very important milestones not only to the Ministry of Interior, but to the overall developmental objectives of the Nation in general. 

Dr Shuaib Belgore, speaking further said “by virtue of the powers vested under the ICRC Act (2005) as Chairman of all Project Delivery Team of PPP projects of the Ministry of Interior Safety System Networking, Monitoring & Real-Life Dispatcher Integration Technology (LSSNDI)” will be properly managed.

The Director, Special Duties in Ministry of Interior, Mr Olufunsho Alabi in his vote of thanks appreciated the giant strides of the Minister and the Permanent Secretary in ensuring that the Interior Ministry attained its great height in terms of its mandate while also  promising to put in their best as members of these dual Committee to move the Projects to a successful conclusion. 

Members of the newly inaugurated Committee, the PROJECT DELIVERY TEAM. (PDT) of the Life Safety Systems Networking, Monitoring & Real-Life Dispatcher Integration Technology. ( LSSNMDI) by the Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. The Permanent Secretary, Dr Shuaib Belgore is the Chairman of the Committee.

Dignitaries in attendance, were the DG of ICRC, representative of the Minister of State, Budget and  National Planning  Deputy Comptroller General Fire Federal Service , and other important dignitaries .