House C’ttee Expresses Displeasure over Slow Work Pace on Abuja-Kaduna Highway

Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee, has decried the slow pace of work on the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Road project.
The committee, which was mandated to oversee the progress and implementation of the road project, however,  pledged it would ensure work begins on the road.

The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, had last week threatened to revoke the contract if the contractors failed to return to site within seven days and continue with the project expeditiously.
Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Aminu Jaji, who led members of the Committee on an oversight visit to the Abuja-Kaduna Highway at the weekend said the committee would intervene in the matter and ensure it was resolved so that work could begin immediately.

Jaji, in a statement, said he was unhappy that the road witnessed a slow completion rate since it was awarded six years.
“So, we’ll do our best to ensure that all things have been done in accordance with the contractual agreement and other applications that’s supposed to be done with the National Assembly, more especially this particular committee.
“You see, since there is intervention from the National Assembly, I think both the contractors and the Minister, they need to hold onto their position so that the necessary thing must be done in accordance with the contractual agreement.

“So for us, we don’t know that condition yet, until we get it formally and we have requested all necessary information from the Ministry and as well as we are going to write to all relevant agencies, including those that are responsible for this palliative exercise that is taking place on this Abuja-Kaduna road.”