Taraba residents decry poor quality of N34bn 18km govt road

Residents of Taraba State, on Tuesday, decried what they called poor quality of work being carried out by Craneburg Construction, the company handling the 18 kilometres dual carriageway in Jalingo, the state capital.

A resident of Kufai in Jalingo told our correspondent that the N34 billion contract is being poorly executed as sections of the road being constructed were being patched by cement.

Another resident of Nukkai, Aminu Yawai lamented that the poor compartment of the road was responsible for the failed sections being witnessed on the newly constructed road.

“The N34 billion project is being sourced from taxpayers money and we will not accept the kind of job the contractor is doing.

“How can you explain the situation where a contractor is patching the road with cement in an ongoing construction? Why not do a proper job?

“The poor work being executed by the contractor is an embarrassment to the government and people of Taraba. The contractor must do a better work or risk mass protest,” Yawai said.

A staff of the Ministry of Work and Transportation, the ministry supervising the project told our correspondent on a condition of anonymity that the failed sections of the newly constructed road were an embarrassment to the ministry and the government.

According to him, the contractor was initially buying asphalt from another contractor in the neighbouring Adamawa State and the problems arose from the poor mixture.

“They are also supposed to cut the failed sections, excavate and do proper compartment before redressing it. We are supervising the project and we told them what to do.”

When contacted, the Project Manager of Craneburg construction, Dani Mansour blamed the rainy season for the failed sections of the road and promised that the company will deliver quality work.

“Many contractors don’t do work during the rainy season because of some of these issues, but we are doing the work because we don’t want to delay the project.

“We are going to deliver the project on schedule and correct all the deficiencies being witnessed as a result of the rain.

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