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Gov Namadi orders construction firms to complete 36km roads before May 29

Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi has given a matching order to the construction firms to ensure the completions of 360 kilometers road they are handling before Democracy day (May, 29).

The governor gave the order during an unscheduled visit to an ongoing 26 road projects across the state and insisted for timely completion of the work before the rain started and the benefits of the public.

Malam Umar Namadi told the contractors that his administration is ready to continue patronizing any company that demonstrated seriousness and sincerity in handling his work.

According to him “We are really serious on ensuring adherence to the contractual agreement, government is factual in payment at when due, so that we will not tolerate or accept any breach of contractual agreement particularly on quality and timely completion in accordance with the specification”.

The ongoing projects inspected by the governor were mostly rehabilitation and reconstruction of the roads and bridges damaged by the flooding in the last two years.

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Governor Namadi assured the Jigawa state people that his government will ensure the completion of all the ongoing road projects and award new ones to facilitate the movement of goods and services for social and economic development.

The various projects inspected by the governor are new and rehabilitation of road and culverts destroyed by flood last year, he urged the construction firms to speed up the work for a timely completion.

While shading more light the state project commissioner for Works and Transport Engineer Gambo S Malam said, the ongoing road projects has a total distance of 360 kilometers, while in some roads the works included rebuilding the collapsed bridges and provisions of new ones.

He added that so many measures were taken in the reconstruction of the roads and bridges damaged by the flood to prevent such problem In case of any flood in the future..

On their side, the contractors handling various road projects across the 27 local government areas of the state, assured the state governor that they will deliver a quality job and in a good time.

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