Kishi-Kaiama Road Project Not Abandoned - KWSG

Date: 2017-08-26

The Kwara State government has not abandoned the construction of the Kishi-Kaiama road, the State Commissioner for Works and Transport, Alhaji Aro Yahaya has disclosed.

Yahaya made this known in Ilorin while speaking at the Media Parliament organised by the State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He explained that though the road is a federal government facility, the State government intervened on the road due to its importance and to reduce the hardship faced by road users who ply the route.

The Commissioner recalled that the State government awarded the construction of the 64km road project in 2014 and mobilised the contractor with N500million. He, however, noted that the Federal government recently took over the funding the project and approved the sum of N7.2b as reimbursement to the State government for its construction.

According to him, the Federal Ministry of Works, Power and Housing had earlier released the sum of N238m to the State government and another N50m is being expected from the Ministry.

The Commissioner said he met with the contractor handling the project, who complained that the fund from the Federal Ministry of Works is not enough to cover a substantial part of the project and he does not want a situation where he resumes work on the site and leave after a month due to shortage of fund.

Yahaya added that the State government is currently in talks with officials of the Ministry, who had pledged to release additional payment to the state within the next few weeks.

He assured that the contractor would move back to the project site as soon as the fund is released by the Ministry. The Commissioner, therefore, emphasized that the project had not been abandoned and that the State government is committed towards its completion.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Offa Grammer School     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Mubarak Oladosu     Sidikat Alaya     Yusuf Ali     Risikat Lawal     John Dara     Hamid Bobboyi     Lola Olabayo     Kola Olota     Hassan Saliu     Tunde Kazeem     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Lanre Jimoh     ITEM 7     Kwara State Governor     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     National Pilot     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Government High School Adeta     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Abegunde Goke     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     Kanu Agabi     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     International Vocational Centre     Na\'Allah     Salihu Ajia     Halimat Yusuf     Oniwa     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Young Progressives Party     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Yomi Adeboye     Atunwa     KWASSIP     Oba Of Jebba     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     AGILE Programme     Amos Sayo     Ilorin South Constituency     UTME     Emir Of Ilorin     Umar Saro     Monthly Sanitation     Abraham Ojo     Moronfoye     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Ibrahim Mohammed     Modibo Kawu     Okeose Christian Cementary     CELF     SARS     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Saidu Kawu     Hamza Usman     CKNG     Falokun-Oja     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Eruku     Kale Belgore     Olatunde Olukoya     Adesoye College     Ilorin     Kunle Okeowo     Balogun-Ojomu     Ethical College     Seun Bolaji     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Kwara Restoration Project     IHS    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Funmilayo Zubair     John Mayokun Dada     Alabere     Boko Haram     Gaa Olobi     Omu-aran     Dagbalodo     Saadu Yusuf     Doyin Awoyale     KWSIEC     Habeeb Saidu     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     ENetSuD     Nnazua     Oniyangi     Elewu     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Dairo Kunle Paul     National Party Of Nigeria     Pilgrims Board     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Emmanuel Bello     Toyin Abdullahi     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Alliance For Democracy     Fareedah Dankaka     Iqra Books     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     Jawondo     Iyabo Adewuyi     Oyin-Zubair     David Oyedepo     Gbenga Adebayo     Sango-UITH Road     Nurudeen Mohammed     Umar Danladi Shero     Olabode George Towoju     Aso-ofi     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     Olateju Lukman     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Yomi Ogunsola     Earlyon Technologies     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Adeniyi Ojo     Salake     Okala Baba     Oloye     Erin-ile     Jumoke Gafar     Ado Bayero     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Kwara State Government     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Kwara State Sports Commission     Agbarigidoma     Fatimoh Lawal     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Jimoh Akani     NAWOJ     Saba Jibril     Women Radio     MMWG     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Federal Allocation     Emir Of Yashikira     Osuwa     Onilorin