Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola,
yesterday, appealed to road contractors to return to sites and commence work
without further delay, following approval of the 2016 budget.
Fashola while speaking at a meeting with over 20 construction
companies in Abuja, yesterday, assured the contractors that his ministry would soon
begin to offset some of the debt owed them for projects executed across the
country. The minister noted that his ministry would ensure the contractors got
paid with the funds allocated to them in the 2016 budget soon.
According to Fashola, When the debts are paid, workers who
were laid off by the construction companies would be recalled to work as soon
as possible. Very soon, in a matter of days, hopefully we will get some funding
to disburse to you. What we hope to achieve is to hear from you what the
problems are.”
In their response, the contractors, who are owed over N600
billion, also promised to improve the standard of roads as well as provide road
furniture, including signage, kilometre milestones etc. They also appealed to
the Minister to seek alternative financial arrangements to pay for projects not
captured in the 2016 appropriation
Source: Vanguard
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