The Chairman Senate Committee on Works, Senator Adamu Aliero, said this when he led members of the committee on inspection tour of some projects in the South South.
Aliero, while noting that there were quite a number of houses affected by the expansion and rehabilitation of the road, said the committee would follow up with the Ministry of Works to ensure that the compensations were paid.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Benin-Lokoja Road has four sections: Dualisation of Lokoja-Benin Road, Ehor; Dualisation of Sapele-Agbor-Ewu Road; Dualisation of Lokoja-Benin Road in Auchi-Ehor, Benin; and Dualisation of Lokoja-Benin Okene-Auchi Section.
According to Aliero, initially some of the sections of the road were unduly delayed.
He added: “However, when SUKUK Funding was introduced, work started moving at a very impressive speed.
“SUKUK is an arrangement by the Federal Government for a bond to fund critical roads in the country.
“We are hoping that within the next one and half years, the road will be completed.
“We have asked the contractor to remobilise and get more labour and equipment to site so that the work will be completed within the period given by the ministry.”
The Edo State Controller Works, Mike Oke, noted that there was still a lot of work outstanding due to irregularity of funding.
Oke said: “The completion of the project depends on funding.
“The contractors are on ground.
“Once money is made available to them regularly, then they will work.”
Project Manager, Mothercat Limited, Joubran Saadeh, said the company would do its best to meet up with the scheduled period for completion.
Saadeh appreciated the Federal Government for regular budgetary allocation, saying it would help in expediting work at the site.
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