No excuse is tenable, Gov Bello tells contractors
Niger State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has warned that no excuse for delay in execution of projects will be acceptable from any contractor handling projects in the state.Â
He handed down the warning when he paid an unscheduled inspection to some road project sites in Bosso and Chanchaga Local Government area of the state.Â
Gov. Sani Bello also directed the state Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development to ensure quick completion of the renovation work on Minna-Bida Road and to meet with the contractor handling the Federal maintained Minna-Suleja Road with a view to see palliative measure that can be applied to relief motorists of challenges on the 98 kilometre road.Â
The governor expressed disappointment at the pace of work on the 10 km Tagwai Dam Road in Tungagoro said excuse for non-performance by any contractor is not tenable.Â
Despite the spirited efforts by the contractor of the project to justify the pace of work on the road and to assured the governor of meeting the March 2017 deadline for completion, the governor expressed doubt on the contractor meeting the deadline at the pace of its work.Â
The governor told the contractor, “of all the road projects being carried out in the state, this is the only road project that is giving me concern. I am not happy at the level of work on this road. I cannot see any significant progress from the last time I paid a visit here. I am really concern.Â
“Despite the state of the economy and dwindling resources, we make funds available for all the projects being executed, I will not accept any excuse from any contractor whose feet is dragging in delivery. I will not take excuse if you will not meet deadline for project completion.Â
“This is dry season, people are being exposed to dust, especially those living along the road are exposed to health hazard, and the dust that this road creates is a threat to the health of our people, their houses gets dusty, food gets contaminated by dust, goods and wares in their shops get dusty.
“We are not going to allow you expose our people to health hazards. Henceforth you (contractor) are too wet the entire stretch of the road with water two to three times daily. Get a water tanker and regularly wet the dusty road. We will not allow the health and source of livelihood of our people to be exposed to danger,” the governor stated. Â
The governor however expressed satisfaction at the quality of work at the Chanchaga Water Works road network, Lagos Street and the on-going project along Brighter Schools areas. He was also satisfied with the level and quality of work on Fadupke-Gbeganu- White Heart Road.
He handed down the warning when he paid an unscheduled inspection to some road project sites in Bosso and Chanchaga Local Government area of the state.Â
Gov. Sani Bello also directed the state Ministry of Works and Infrastructural Development to ensure quick completion of the renovation work on Minna-Bida Road and to meet with the contractor handling the Federal maintained Minna-Suleja Road with a view to see palliative measure that can be applied to relief motorists of challenges on the 98 kilometre road.Â
The governor expressed disappointment at the pace of work on the 10 km Tagwai Dam Road in Tungagoro said excuse for non-performance by any contractor is not tenable.Â
Despite the spirited efforts by the contractor of the project to justify the pace of work on the road and to assured the governor of meeting the March 2017 deadline for completion, the governor expressed doubt on the contractor meeting the deadline at the pace of its work.Â
The governor told the contractor, “of all the road projects being carried out in the state, this is the only road project that is giving me concern. I am not happy at the level of work on this road. I cannot see any significant progress from the last time I paid a visit here. I am really concern.Â
“Despite the state of the economy and dwindling resources, we make funds available for all the projects being executed, I will not accept any excuse from any contractor whose feet is dragging in delivery. I will not take excuse if you will not meet deadline for project completion.Â
“This is dry season, people are being exposed to dust, especially those living along the road are exposed to health hazard, and the dust that this road creates is a threat to the health of our people, their houses gets dusty, food gets contaminated by dust, goods and wares in their shops get dusty.
“We are not going to allow you expose our people to health hazards. Henceforth you (contractor) are too wet the entire stretch of the road with water two to three times daily. Get a water tanker and regularly wet the dusty road. We will not allow the health and source of livelihood of our people to be exposed to danger,” the governor stated. Â
The governor however expressed satisfaction at the quality of work at the Chanchaga Water Works road network, Lagos Street and the on-going project along Brighter Schools areas. He was also satisfied with the level and quality of work on Fadupke-Gbeganu- White Heart Road.
He then called on the people to protect all the infrastructural facilities being put in place by the government assuring them of his administration’s commitment to open up more areas in the state.
