The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has warned contractors handling its ongoing projects across the six North East states to avoid shoddy execution, saying that defaulting contractors won’t get away with such action.
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Mohammed Goni Alkali gave the warning when he led his team on a two-day project inspection to Adamawa to ensure strict compliance of the project specifications and timelines.
The Commission expressed satisfaction with the state of most of the ongoing projects in the state.
He vowed to sanction defaulting contractors or any shoddy execution.
He urged the contractors to abide by the agreement reached but promised to look into the challenges being faced to ensure the timely completion of all the projects.
“The rationale of the visit is to simply assess the progress made, identify challenges, and come up with solutions for the benefits of the state and its teeming people.
READ ALSO:NEDC to introduce E-Vehicles in the North East
“Most of the projects across the states are doing well, I have seen them, we want to make sure that those having challenges are looked into and make sure we provide solutions to those problems so that they could be completed.”
Some of the projects inspected include the ongoing construction of 500 housing units in the state capital, 40 housing projects in Hong, the ongoing construction of an accident and emergency unit in Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital (MAUTH), solar-powered boreholes at FCE and Yola, also the installation of street lights in parts of Yola metropolis and the solar powered street lights in Adamawa state polytechnic.
Other projects inspected by the team include three mega schools being constructed in each of the senatorial zones of the state, a 2.5km access road at College of Education Hong, 40 housing units at College of Education (COE) Hong, 32km Garkida –Dabna road in which 14km has already been completed and Dilchim bridge which is under construction.
