Kishi-Kaiama Road Project Not Abandoned - KWSG
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.
Rafiu Olasile Abdulmajeed Wahab Oloye Oke-Oyi Imam Gambari Chemiroy Nigeria Limited Ayinde Oki Kwara Polytechnic Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim Special Adviser On Digital Innovation Kehinde Boyede Idofin SWAN College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies Kayode Alabi Michael Nzekwe Coronavirus Dan Iya Of Ilorin Turaki Of Ilorin Kwara TV Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola Offa Metropolitan Club Alimi Oasis Muslim Care Foundation TESCOM Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab NNPP Raliat Islamic Foundation Abdulrazaq Akorede KWACOBPA Olokoba Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike Police Commissioner Wakilin Mata Lafiagi Garba Dogo Laolu Saraki Durbar Festival Yoonus Lawal Abiodun Oyedepo Col. Adedipe Abdulrauf Yusuf Isiaka AbdulRazaq Ahmed Bayero Vasolar Consultoria Sardauna Ademola Kiyesola Sango-UITH Road Awodun Yusuf Amuda Gobir Ilofa IYA YUSUF Sulyman Abdulkareem Bola Olukoju IESA Maimunat Oniyangi Pacify Labs Ibrahim Agboola Gambari The Herald Babatunde Ajeigbe Abraysports FC Risikat Lawal Share/Tsaragi Abubakar Baba Sulaiman Bond Law School Scholarship Aminat Ahmed Kawu Micheal Imoudu Amule Elementary School Ajakaye Kwara State Government CT Ayeni Aishat Sulu-Gambari Kwara State University Of Education Mahmud Ayinla Giwa Paul Olawoore

