Nasir Imam
10 November 2009
Work on the roundabout at Sango - Ota on the Ota - Abeokuta Federal Highway is to be completed in February 2010.
The contractor handling the project, Messrs Julius Berger Nigeria Limited gave the assurance last week at the site when the Minister of Works, Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Hassan Muhammad Lawal, paid an inspection visit.
The Divisional Manager of the Construction Company, Engr. Lubasch Detlet, told the Minister that with the onset of the dry season work on the project will proceed at a greater speed.
He thanked the Minister for settling all their outstanding certificates. He recalled that work had earlier stalled on the project before the deployment of the Minister to the Ministry because of funding problems, which the Minister promptly resolved.
He noted that since they re-commenced work in June, the only constraint they had faced was torrential and continual rainfall which hindered their pace of work.
In his remarks at the site, the Minister expressed satisfaction with the contractor and reassured that the Ministry will continue to settle promptly all financial obligations to contractors.
The Minister thanked the Ogun State Government for their intervention at the point when the contractor abandoned site, to ensure that the place was motorable.
He said the gesture was commendable and worthy of emulation by State Governments where Federal projects faced similar challenges.
Briefing the Minister earlier, the Engineer's Representative on the project, Engr. Ejike Mgbemena recalled that the project was awarded to the contractor in 2006 in the sum of N9,600,000,000.00 to Messrs Julius Berger Nigeria Plc.
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