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.

Suleiman Abubakar     Federal Polytechnic Offa     CACOVID Palliatives     Hassanat Bello     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Frootify     Suleiman Idris     ASKOMP     Muazam Nayaya     Gani Saadu     Emir Of Lafiagi     Taofeek Sanusi     Kazeem Adekanye     Wahab Issa     KWIRS     Pakata     Saidu Yaro Musa     Yoonus Lawal     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Kazeem Gbolagade     Amusa Bello     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Khairat Gwadabe     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Academic Staff Union Of Universities     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Ishaq Oloyede     IHS     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Fola Consultant     Makama     FERMA     Osuwa     Baba Issa Awoye     Ajasse-Ipo     Lawal Olohungbebe     Ali Ahmad     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Kwara Consultative Forum     Igosun     Alabere     Igbaja     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     Oluranti Idowu     Kwara TV     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Saduki Lafiagi     Garba Ado Sanni     Ibrahim Taiwo Road     CCB     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Saad Omo\'ya     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Ibrahim Gambari     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Baaziki Sulaiman     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Oko-Erin     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Monsurat Omotosho     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     KWACOBPA     Aminu Adisa Logun     Afolabi-Oshatimehin     Oni Adebayo     Ilesha-Gwanara     Balogin Alanamu     Olaoye B. Felix     Lanre Badmas     Shuaibu Yaman     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     Oko Erin     Bio Ibrahim    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Bolaji Aladie     Grillo     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Saad Omo Iya     Centre For Digital Economy     Ayodele Shittu     Sanitation Exercise     Bilikisu Gambari     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Durosinlohun Atiku     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Arca Santa     Amuda Bembe     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     IFK     Olokoba Sulyman     Halimat Yusuf     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Abubakar Atiku     AbdulRahman Saad     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Aremu Odolaye     Bursary     Ahman Patigi     Florence Saraki     Umaru Saro     IHS     Bello John Olanrewaju     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Olatunde Jare     Adekunle David Dunmade     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Micheal Imoudu     Makama     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Alfa Yahaya Road     Fatimoh Lawal     Convocation Ceremonies     Aliyu Umar     Ado Bayero     Okiki     Ibrahim Gambari     Senate President     Amada Jidda     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Oke-Kura     Okin Group     Bolaji Nagode     Kola Adesina     Ilorin     Amosa     Hausa     Chikanda     T And K FOODS     Kumbi Titiloye     Doyin Awoyale     Senate     Local Government     Ibrahim Abiodun     Saheed Popoola     Ilorin Curfew     Kwara South     Rafiu Ibrahim     Shagari     Nagode     Ajasse-Ipo     Tsaragi     N-Power     Saduki Lafiagi     MalHub     Ile Arugbo     Woro     Age AbdulKareem     Flights To Ilorin