Abuja — Barely two months after President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua flagged off the dredging of the River Niger, a major contract scam has hit the multi-billion naira project as some contractors have petitioned the House of Representatives over alleged installation of substandard navigational aids on the river.
According to the petition addressed to the Speaker of the House and referred to the House Committee on Marine Transport, Van Oord , one of the leading contractors handling the project have allegedly procured substandard safety buoys for installation along the river channel, a development, experts say, could impede navigation and expose vessels and their passengers to danger.
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