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.

Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     TIIDELab     Ajike People Support Centre     TVC Female National Debate     Okin Group     Ibrahim Abikan     Towoju     07039448763     Saba Jibril     Aiyedun     Aso Ofi     Basit Olatunji     Nigerian Medical Association     Wahab Agbaje     S.O. Opowoye     Musa Aibinu     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Sabi     Kehinde Baale     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Kunle Akogun     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Abdulkareem Alabi     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Plat Technologies Limited     Michael Ologundea     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Kwara     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Orisa Bridge     Ekweremadu     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Owo Isowo     Kanu Agabi     Kayode Alabi     Lateef Ademola Olatunji     Ilorin Curfew     Okin High School     Hassan Taiye Salam     Kazeem Oladepo     Ayegbeni     IEDPU     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Bukola Saraki     Obuh     Kale Belgore     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Ibrahim Bio     Moses Adekanye     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Baba-Isale     Saka Aleshinloye     Kubra Kazum     Razaq Atunwa     Garment Factory     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Yemi Sanni     Millennium Development Goals     Modibo Kawu     Ebola     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Akeem Olatunji     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Gobir Organization Foundation     Dogara     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Funmilayo Mohammed    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Aliyu Adebayo     Rachael Obisesan     Okala Baba     Modupe Oluwole     Oniye     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     LABTOP     Saheed Alakoso     Shettima     Galland Marcias     Alabere     Kwara Restoration Project     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Yahaya Dumoye     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Lithium Deposit     Olushola Saraki     Bola Olukoju     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Pius Abioje     Grillo     Babs Iwarere     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Rafiu Olasile     Femi Gbajabiamila     Sadiq Umar     Toyosi Thomas     Kayode Zubair     Shola Odetundun     Kolawole Bashirat     Nnazua     Mahee Abdulkadir     Elelu     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Wasiu Odewale     SWAN     Donatus Ejidike     Maja     Ojuekun Sarumi     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Kubra Kazum     Ahman Pategi University     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Tunji Oyawoye     Bello Abubakar     Bareke     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Kulende     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Edu     NURTW     Lateef Alagbonsi     Oyun     Kwara State Fire Service     Col. Taiwo     Musbau A. Akanji     Sardauna     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Monsurat Omotosho     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Shururat Olatinwo     General Hospital, Ilorin     TESCOM     Salary     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Oniwa     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Lucky Omoluwa     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Saad Belgore     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Justina Oha     VADA     Third Estate