President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday signed into law the Executive Order 11 on maintenance of public buildings in Nigeria, IgbereTV reports
The President signed the document shortly before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House, Abuja.
In his address at the forum, Buhari directed all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to set up maintenance departments in line with the provisions of the new Executive Order.
He said the order gives legal backing to the country’s national maintenance policy, following its approval by the FEC.
The President said: “Since the approval of the policy by the FEC, the Federal Government has consciously started the implementation of maintenance of strategic facilities like the Federal Secretariat in Abuja and federal secretariats in 24 states of the federation, where at least 40 people are now daily employed in each of those 24 secretariats
