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Substandard works: Fashola warns contractors, threatens to revoke contracts

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The Minister for Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has sounded a note of warning to contractors handling federal roads against the habit of engaging in substandard projects.

The Minister issued the warning when he inspected the Kaduna Eastern Bypass road project in Chikun Local Government Area being constructed by the federal government.

While emphasising that the Ministry of Works was tired of entertaining contractors who promise to offer high-quality services, but end up building substandard structures, Fashola reassured that the Buhari administration was committed to improving infrastructure across the country.

The contract for the construction of the Kaduna Eastern Bypass was awarded by the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration in 2002, Channels reports.

The road, when completed, is expected to ease traffic in Kaduna metropolis and also to serve as a gateway between the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and the northern states.

The project initially awarded to an indigenous construction firm at the cost of N16million and was reviewed upwards to N38billion in 2017 due to modifications and cost of materials.

The Minister accompanied by Kaduna State Deputy Governor, Bala Bantex, visited the project site to inspect the progress of the project.

He expressed satisfaction with the level of the work by the contractor, but vowed not to compromise with the standard.

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