The Kano State Government yesterday concluded arrangements to complete the abandoned five kilometre rural road projects across the 44 local government areas of the state.
The state Governor, Kabir Yusuf, stated this yesterday after a reconciliatory meeting with contractors handling the capital projects at the Government House, in Kano.
The multi-million naira five-kilometre rural urban road project was awarded during the administration of a former governor, Musa Kwankwaso, but it suffered total neglect by the immediate-past administration of Abdullahi Ganduje.
The Governor said Ganduje’s failure to complete his predecessor’s developmental and public-oriented projects in eight years had left the direct beneficiaries in excruciating pain.
While meeting with the contractors, Yusuf commended the contractors for their timely response and assured his administration’s resolve to sustain Kwankwaso’s rationale behind road infrastructure.
Critical mutual agreements reached after the meeting include immediate mobilization of the handlers back to sites in the next week to complete the project.
Another resolution concluded between the two parties is the urgent directive issued to the state Ministry of Land and Physical Planning to sort out issues pending compensation problems.
“It was resolved that contractors would meet with their respective banks to access 30 per cent advance payment released to the contracts but failed to access it.
“It was further resolved as a result of recorded escalation in the prices of construction materials, that the government has accepted to review the cost of the remaining items of works based on moderate upward reviewed rates.
“It was also agreed that the government would fashion out a planned strategic payment to contracts every month such that no payment is stagnated. The resolution had that contractor that accepted the new offer should mobilise to their respective sites within one week otherwise forfeit the opportunity,” he added.
