The Contractor, AG Vision handling the Yola-Mubi Road rehabilitation project in Adamawa State, North-East Nigeria has been given an ultimatum to return to site immediately and proceed with work or face the consequences.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha gave the warning while on an inspection tour of federal roads under rehabilitation and construction in Adamawa State.
Yola to Mubi is connected by a federal road which hitherto was smoothly usable until its dilapidation owing to long use by motorists.
This necessitated its award, to the said contractor by the Federal Government in 2017 with a two-year deadline but as it is, reverse is the case as five years later, not even 30% completion has been reached.
SGF Mustapha visibly expressed displeasure over the level of work so far done by the company despite the huge amount sunk into the project by the Federal Government.
Boss Mustapha added that the road contract was awarded to AG Vision in 2017 at the initial amount of N22 billion plus another additional N29 billion being an upward review caused by slow pace of work.
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Also speaking, the Minister of Transportation who is overseeing the Ministry of Works and Housing, Mua’zu Sambo Aji said the speed of the work is not acceptable.
The site engineer, Francis Musa assured that the pace of work will be sped off.
Boss Mustapha was also at the headquarters of the Church of the Brethren known as EYN Mubi, to condole with the church and the family of Reverend Daniel Umaru whose two sons were shot dead, daughter kidnapped and released on ransom while the Reverend is currently receiving medical attention at a health facility in the state as a result of several gun shots as well
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
