Governor Nasir Idris has appealed to the Federal Government to direct the contractor handling construction of the Smart Secondary School in Kebbi State, North-West Nigeria to resume work and ensure completion of the project.
The Governor made the plea while on an inspection tour of some ongoing projects in the state. He advised the Federal Government to direct the contractor handling the work to either resume to the site or face necessary action against him.
While commending the Federal Government for choosing Kebbi State for the project, the Governor described the school as another way of promoting education when it is completed for academic activities to begin.
Speaking to journalists shortly after the inspection, Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Tanko-Sununu assured the Governor that the President Bola Tinubu administration was working hard to ensure that the contractor resumes work and completes the project.
Tanko-Sununu, who expressed dismay over the level of work, recalled that the project was awarded last year by the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Minister said that the projects was part of Federal Government’s intervention through the Universal Basic Education Programme, adding that all the 36 states across the federation benefited from it. Of the total projects, 34 states had already took delivery of theirs, except Kebbi and Bayelsa States.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
