Disappointed by the level of projects abandonment in parts of the State, the Niger State Government over the weekend warned contractors handling road projects in Suleja town to complete the works on or before the deadline or face prosecution.
The Chief of Staff to the Governor, who is also Head of the State Infrastructure Committee, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe Kagara, said: “I am very disappointed with what I have seen, and we are not going to accept excuses.”
Balarabe added when the committee visited some ongoing projects in Suleja that money for compensation has been released to houses affected by the projects.
According to him: “I am disappointed at the pace at which these projects are going.
“You must complete these roads at the stipulated deadline.
“If the roads are fixed, the people will be happy for it and I am sure they have been praying for the government and for you the contractors.
“But since you have left the roads undone, the people I am sure will be heaping curses, and I know that these curses will bounce to you because it is you who have disappointed us.”
However, the contractors, who refused to speak to our Correspondent, assured the government’s team that they will commence work immediately and deliver on the projected deadline.
When contacted, the Director General, Strategic Operation Unit, ICT and Public Enlightenment, Abdulberqi Ebbo, said the Committee invited the two contractors of Zariyawa and Jubilee roads to a meeting at the Government House this week.
Ebbo added that Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has mandated that all ongoing projects in the State be completed in a timely manner and to the highest possible standard.
Others in the Committee include Commissioners of Justice, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Budget and Planning, Lands and Housing.
Others are Permanent Secretaries Finance and Procurement; Director of Civil, Ministry of Works; Senior Political Aide Office of the Chief of Staff; and Coordinator Legacy Projects.