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Minister Decries Slow Pace Of Work On Baro Port
The Minister of Transport, Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman on Friday in Baro, Niger, decried the slow pace of dredging at the Baro Port by the contractors.
Suleiman, who paid an inspection visit to the lower River Niger dredging project, noted that the project was awarded to CGGC Zhang Heng, a Chinese Company in December 2009.
He said that by now there ought to have been physical structures such as administrative buildings on site.
He described the attitude as lackadaisical, adding that based on general views of those who had visited the site earlier. It was as if no work was on-going.
According to him, some of the indigenes confirmed that the contractors only mobilised to the site that morning because they were aware of the minister’s visit.
He urged the contractors to expedite, saying that if by his next visit in three months and no tangible progress was made, he would not hesitate to take some drastic actions.
“I am not impressed with what I have seen, the project has been stalled for the past six months, but in three months; time I will pay another unscheduled visit and if the situation is still the same, I will take a final decision on the project.
“I would like to see by next visit some physical infrastructure otherwise we will review the project by awarding it to another contractor,” Suleiman said.
Responding, Mr. Xtao Kunlei, CGGC Project Manager, blamed the lapses on bad roads stressing that his company was finding it difficult to covey its equipment to the site.
He also blamed the lapses on the additional detailed design drawings that came up later, stressing that they would necessitate some adjustments during construction of the port and some parts of the main layout plan.
Kunlei assured the minister that in spite of the difficult terrain and bad road, the job would be completed on schedule and according to specification.
“By our plan from now till the next eight months, the administrative building, water house, generator house, security office among others would be completed,” he assured the governor.
The project site is located in Baro town of Niger State, 240 kilometres from Abuja.
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