The Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory has come down hard on the contractor handling Karshi – Ara and extension of Karshi – Apo – road, over failure to complete the project at the agreed time.
Chairman of the committee, Smart Adeyemi, who led other members and Ministers of the FCT on oversight function, said it was a shame for an indigenous construction company to betray the trust of FCT Administration, the National Assembly and the Nigerian people.
The Apo -Karshi road project was awarded to M/S Kakatar’ CE . Big. Limited in 2011, with a completion period of 20 months.
The FCT Administration said the company had acknowledged full funding of the project by the current FCT Administration, and wondered why the many excuses from the firm instead of delivering the work as scheduled.
The chairman, Senate committee on FCT, Smart Adeyemi, said it was regrettable that a contract that was awarded in 2011 has not been completed in year 2022.
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The chief site engineer, Ezekiel Panam, who spoke on behalf of the Managing Director, said the delay in the project was due to the increase in price of items
Adeyemi said the Apo -Karshi road had consistently appeared in the FCT budget and was giving the Senate headache hence contract will have to be looked into again and necessary action taken.
Editor Paul Akhagbemhe
