This directive was given by Governor Hope Uzodinma in a release signed by his Chief Press Secretary/Media Adviser, Mr. Oguwike Nwachuku.

Uzodinma frowned at a situation where contractors who had collected mobilisation fees from government abandoned projects.

He said: “This action is unjustifiable and totally unacceptable to the State Government. Dry seasons usually mark the peak of road construction works. Regrettably, the affected contractors have absconded from site in the peak of the dry season even after collecting mobilisation fees from Government.”

It will be recalled that Uzodinma has at every opportunity emphasized that his ‘3R’ mantra of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Recovery must be fully implemented for the overall benefit of Imo people.

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Failure to adhere to the directive, it was said, would make the government to take necessary steps to enforce contractual agreements signed at the commencement of their contracts.

The State Commissioner for Public Works and Transportation, Prof Raphael Afonja, revealed this on Tuesday in Ibadan while on inspection tour of ongoing road projects in the state.

Afonja added that if after the expiration of the three months grace period they were yet to deliver on the work that would meet the acquired funding, necessary steps would be taken as regards some of the clauses stipulated in the initial agreement.

“We are here to inspect the level of work done in relation to the mobilisation gotten by the contractors and with the spate of work, I am promising the contractors that government will not allow the public fund to go waste or be misused, there were terms in the contract agreements signed by the government and contractors when they were given the jobs, they will have to deliver on this.

“They have three months from now to meet up with the work that will commensurate with the mobilisation they were paid or government will be forced to revisit these contracts and do the needful.

“The purpose of our visit today was to follow up on the initial assessment of the projects we met when we came on board and also to make sure that they’re doing quality work on site and also to catch up on lapse time that has been wasted.”

According to the commissioner, mobilisation funds had been given to the contractors and as a result, they had no excuse not to work, more so they needed to utilize the dry season to work effectively.

He added that the ministry wanted to make sure that the contractors had quality control team on site always, to make sure that the right things were done, in terms of the road designs and for the ministry to have quality assurance team that would supervise what was done at the sites.

He said before the advent of the present administration, the Ministry of Works was not allowed to supervise any project, that the services of consultants were always engaged for road designs and supervision.

He charged the contractors to engage more manpower on site to work day and night to ensure timely completion of the jobs, adding that most of the contracts were awarded over three years ago and ought to have been completed.

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Okowa made the call on Thursday in Asaba while inspecting ongoing projects, including the multi-billion naira Central Secretariat, Delta State Traditional Rulers Secretariat and the Specialist Hospital.

He said that complying with timelines for projects execution was critical for effective planning, adding that contractors must also ensure that the jobs were executed to specifications.

At the Central Secretariat, the governor expressed satisfaction with the level and quality of work, saying “I am very impressed with what I saw.”

“The secretariat project seems to be getting massive as it is nearing completion; we are happy with the pace of work.

“We have talked so much about the Central Secretariat project, and I can tell you that where we are now, the Secretariat for Traditional Rulers Council is amazing with the way work is going on.

“You will recall that some time last year when we were commissioning series of road projects was when I noticed its deplorable state and we pulled down the old structure and awarded the contract for a befitting secretariat for our traditional rulers.

“Our traditional rulers have done a lot for us to have a peaceful state, which has enabled us to execute our programmes to the satisfaction of our people, and they deserve a befitting accommodation as their secretariat.

“On its completion, which I am aware will be in the next six months, it will house the Directorate of Chieftaincy Affairs. We hope that it will provide a good environment for our traditional rulers to meet,” the governor said.

On maintenance of the structures, the governor said “when a building is well constructed, I can tell you that its maintenance will not pose a challenge.

“We have capable hands in the respective Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs)  but, the most important thing is that I believe that our people have adopted the mind-set of  taking care of facilities and cleanliness, which is very important.”

The consultant for construction of central secretariat and traditional rulers’ council secretariat, Mr Kester Ifeadi, conducted the governor round the projects, while the Commissioner for Health, Dr Mordi Ononye, took him round the Specialist Hospital facilities.

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