 The federal government has approved 16.04 billion dollar ecological fund projects across 12 states and the federal Capital Territory FCT for soil erosion, flood and pollution control interventions. Family addition of special advisor to the president on media and publicity said this while addressing state house correspondence at the end of the FEC meeting on Wednesday. Additioner explained that they approved funds for the project, 16.041 billion dollar inclusive of 7.5% value added tax VAT, is for the third and fourth quarters of 2020. He said projects for implementation include erosion, flood control, bridge reconstruction and road improvement at Umulenguanyi communities of Bende, local government area of your state. Gully erosion control works at Umukuru, lower Ocata community, in Hete, Obama, local government area in our state. And welcome to this briefing. The federal executive council meeting got concluded a short while back and we have here the Minister of Works and Housing and the Minister of Transportation. We are also expected to be joined by the Minister of Finance and National Planning. We hope she comes in soon. Before we yield the microphone to the ministers, let me just inform that.