Mustapha Shehu
4 June 2009
Abuja — FCT Minister, Senator Muhammed Adamu Aleiro, has said the FCT Administration would sanction Bi-Water Nigeria Limited, the contracting firm handling the multi-billion-naira water treatment Plants, phases III and IV, in the Lower Usuma Dam, for unimpressive performance.
Aliero said this yesterday, when he paid an unscheduled visit to the project site.
He lamented the lack of seriousness on the part of the contracting firm, in spite of the fact that government has met all its financial obligations and wondered why the contractor is not moving at the desirable pace.
Aliero expressed his administration's dissatisfaction with performance of the firm, saying, "we have made a promise to provide potable water to all the nooks and crannies of the FCT, anything that would frustrate that good intention would not be acceptable.
"I have inspected this project site three times since I took over the mantle of leadership and all these visits were not for fun," he said, and charged all contractors handling projects in the FCT to endeavour to meet all contractual agreements, promising that his administration would continue to fulfill its own part of the agreement.
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Sir, I read with a great deal of interest the comments by Senator Muhammed Adamu Aleiro after his latest visit to the water project at the lower Usuma dam. The Senator is to be commended for threatening to sanction Biwater international for the long,long delay in fulfilling their obligations to the people of the region. Well done Senator for the concern shown by you and it's so very heartening that the Senator 'dropped in' unexpectedly. This company,Biwater, should be put off the site and the remainder of the contract awarded to a more competent company who will not be concerned with delaying the project, even longer, over variations and who will have onboard a much more competemt management.