We’ll Not Accept Substandard Jobs, RSG Insists

The Rivers State Government has warned contractors handling projects in the state that it would not accept poorly executed projects and or delay of projects beyond their scheduled timelines.
Speaking while addressing some contractors in his office at the Rivers State Secretariat in Port Harcourt, the Commissioner for Education, Prof Kaniyu Ebeku, urged contractors to shun the use of substandard materials and ensure speedy completion of various projects within specifications.
He emphasised that government would neither accept projects poorly executed nor condone any further delay in the execution of ongoing school projects in the state.
Ebeku gave the contractors deadline of March, 2020, for the completion of their various projects, so that these projects can be commissioned for use.
Speaking further, Ebeku warned them against abandoning government projects, despite receiving tranches of the contractual fee, pointing out that any contractor who collects money for projects and fails to deliver would face the full wrath of the law.
He urged the contractors to show full commitment and dedication in the execution of government projects, adding that contractors must furnish the ministry with daily progress report of their projects through a dedicated WhatsApp platform created for the purpose.
Ebeku assured that his ministry would actively supervise the execution of ongoing projects to ensure compliance with contractual terms and specifications.
The commissioner noted that their daily report on the assigned WhatsApp platform would facilitate speedy projects’ completion as information gathered from the platform would enable the Rivers State Government step in on time when necessary in order to ensure projects’ target duration of March, 2021, is realiseable.
The Tide gathered that in attendance at the briefing of contractors were contractors in charge of projects in Bonny, Oyigbo and Abua/Odual local government areas.

By: Susan Serekara-Nwikhana