The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Works and Transport, has expressed concern over the abandoned 58 kilometer Kwandere/Keffi road after work has reached over 50% stage of completion.
To this end, the Committee has directed the State Ministry of Works to send its delegation to access the road and make necessary recommendations to authorities concern so that contractors can resume work on the road considering it’s impact to the people of the State if completed.
The Chairman of the Committee and Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Suleiman Yakubu Azara stated this when the contractor handling the road project, Triacta Nigeria LTD appeared before the Committee today in Lafia.
Hon. Azara said the 58 kilometer Kwandere-Keffi road, if completed will enhance socio- economic prosperity of the State, hence the need for government to ensure the completion of the work since it has passed fifty percent stage of completion.
The committee chairman said that the invitation extended to the contractor was to get more information on the work done so far and the situation of the road presently.
” This is to assist you where necessary and ensure that the needful is done for the betterment of the State” he said.
Azara commended Gov. Abdullahi Sule for awarding different road projects across the State and giving Lafia the State capital a first lift.
The lawmaker urged the state government to release more funds to contractors to complete all ongoing road projects across the state, especially re-activation of Kwandere/Keffi road project which has been abandoned for five years now.
Responding, the Area Manager Triacta Nigeria LTD, Engr. Fersan Daou, the contractor handling the project said the contract was awarded in 2017 with duration of Two years 6 months.
He said the contract was awarded at the cost of 17.5 billion and so far 6. 5 billion has been released and the work which has Three major bridges has past half stage of completion.
The contractor said that lack of funds has led to the work to be abandoned for the past five years.
He added that with the current inflation rate the contract needs to be reviewed for them to return to site and complete the work according to its specification.