House Outraged as Contractor Abandon Lagos-Badagry Expressway thisdaylive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thisdaylive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Babatunde Fashola, and the contractor over the slow pace of work on the project. The chairman said it was disheartening that no single expatriate from CGC was on ground to receive the lawmakers to give explanations on construction works.
“I am highly disappointed with CGC, there is no way, that members of the House of Representatives coming here to Lagos and none of their expatriates are here.
“We have the project worth N63 billion, this is to show CGC are not taking this project serious at all, this is number one.
“Secondly, the issue of the work we have seen here and the work on the paper, to me, this project is not commensurate with what have been paid,” he said.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday gave the contractors handling the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway rehabilitation or reconstruction project May, 2022 ultimatum to complete both the road and bridges.
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The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Works, Alhaji Abubakar Kabir, has pledged the commitment of the National Assembly towards adequate funding and completion of all road projects in Lagos before 2023. Kabir said, during the inspection tour of roads in Lagos on Sunday as part of the oversight of projects in the South West, the state deserved more roads because of its importance to the economy of Nigeria and West Africa. He said the oversight was to address funding, technical and other issues affecting quality and fast road delivery in Lagos State. “We are here to help President Buhari to complete all the major projects before the end of his tenure, that is May 29, 2023.
NASS assures timely completion of Lagos road projects guardian.ng - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from guardian.ng Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.