Despite challenges posed by Covid-19, the Delta State government says it was determined to complete all ongoing projects in the state.
Gov Ifeanyi Okowa made this known after inspecting the 2,000-sitting-capacity Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Ecumenical Centre, Traditional Rulers Council Secretariat and new residential and office complex for top government officials in Asaba at the weekend.
The governor who urged the contractors handling the projects to redouble efforts in meeting completion deadlines, however, lauded them for not allowing the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 to disrupt their pace of work..
He particularly expressed delighted with the level of work at the traditional rulers’ secretariat but urged the contractor to increase the pace to enable the project to be inaugurated on time.
On the Ecumenical Centre, Okowa disclosed that the project had 18-month time-frame for completion and that the contractor had done much on-site within six months.
He affirmed that his administration was irrevocably committed to completing all projects initiated in the housing sector and called for the support of the supervising ministry of the projects.
“In spite of the effects of COVID-19 which had slowed down the pace of work by many construction companies, I am glad to note that the contractors handling housing projects in the state are doing well. I am quite impressed with the level of work done so far.
“You can see right from the outside of the Traditional Rulers Council Secretariat that the quality of work is obviously very high.
“The contractor handling the project had promised to deliver the project in September this year, and I am quite happy with that. We look forward to delivering this project so that our traditional rulers can have where to meet.
“I must appreciate the quality of the contractors chosen by the Ministry of Housing and I also believe that regular supervision had enabled them to have the quality of work that we have at the moment,” Okowa added.
The Commissioner for Housing, Chief Festus Ochonogor, who conducted the governor round the project sites, assured that no effort would be spared in routine supervision of projects under his ministry to ensure that contractors executed projects in line with the contractual agreement.
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