The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi was addressing Chinese company, Zhunghaoi which was awarded contract for the construction of 15.5 km Nkalagu/Ehamufu/NigerCem Road late last year. The governor inspected the site today to assess the level of work done on the road.
Governor Umahi expressed dismay that nothing had been done on the road months after it was awarded, adding that with what he saw, he doubted if the contractor would be capable of doing the job.
“I think we have been on this road for about three months. I must say that I am totally and comprehensively disappointed with the contractor.
“I doubt the capability of the contractor to do this job. This matter will be taken back to state Executive Council and within one or two weeks, the council will take a decision.”
Umahi is worried that the contractor had almost exhausted the dry season doing nothing and that his government would not allow any contractor to play with the road because of its importance to Ebonyians .
“This road is very important to our government and Ebonyi people and so I never envisaged that the rate of construction will be like this. We have about four months of dry weather and we have only two more months of dry weather left.”
The governor also inspected Ezzamgbo/Effium Road in Ohaukwu LGA recently advertised under the 15km rural road construction.
He assured that work would start on the road on contract basis latest by the end of the first week of February 2016, even as he directed the Commissioner for Works, Fidelis Nweze, to as soon as possible, commence intervention work on the road.
Umahi also paid unscheduled visit to Ebonyi State School of Health Technology, Ezzamgbo where he expressed dissatisfaction over the poor state of the environment and directed the Principal to meet with the Commissioner for Health, Daniel Umezurike, on the challenges facing the institution. [myad]
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