The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has terminated a road contract in Aguata Local Government Area, over alleged incompetence of the contractor.
The PUNCH reported that Soludo made the termination during an unscheduled visit to the road construction site on Sunday. During his visit, he described the company as incompetent and lacking the capacity to deliver on the job.
The road is expected to be a federal highway that leads from the governor’s hometown to Ekwulobia Town, of Aguata Local Government Area.
The governor, while speaking to the project manager on the project site vehemently instructed him to remove all their equipment and evacuate the site, lamenting that other similar projects handled by other contractors had been delivered except this.
He said, “Just take off all these things (equipment) because this contract has been terminated. I just called the commissioner for works and I have told him that this contract has been terminated.
“See what you are doing. I have terminated the contract, and you are supposed to return the money you were paid. Useless company! We gave you this contract on the basis that you are an indigenous company, but see what you are doing.
“This is what we see. You blocked the entire highway, and nobody can pass by. Now, I am going to my hometown, how do I go? This is a federal highway.
“For months, you blocked the road, even for people to pass through the other highway, you blocked the road.
“This job was supposed to have been finished in October, and that was the contract you were given. Other companies that were given the same contracts like you have all delivered.”
“There are other very difficult terrain, and the contractors have delivered. I have terminated the contract and there is nothing you can tell me about it. Take off all your equipment from this place and move out because another person is coming to take over the job.
“If you continue, it is at your own risk because we are not paying you a dime, instead, we are asking for a refund.”
