Dapo Abiodun & Ibikunle Amosu. |
The
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, was surprised at the quality and pace
of the paid for State Judiciary Complex on Kobape Road, Abeokuta when he
visited the site on Tuesday.
He
immediately summoned the contractors, Menterota Limited to see him immediately
to justify why they delayed in delivering the complex wholly and "why you
are asking for variation after being fully paid"
Gov
Abiodun expressed displeasure at the level of work done, describing the quality
and design as "flawed".
The
Governor asked rhetorically as he was conveyed round the uncompleted premises,
"but this job was fully paid for by the previous paid
administration?"
He
said he could not understand why a project that was supposedly paid for 100
percent, was yet to be completed and delivered.
Prince
Abiodun was accompanied on the project inspection by the State Chief Judge,
justice
Mosunmola Dipeolu, the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi and
other state officials.
The
Governor who said he was prompted to visit the complex as the state judiciary
was set to host a National Judicial Conference at the venue in September.
According
to a statement by the Governor, it would take a lot of efforts for the place to
be ready for use.
On
his assessment of the project, the governor said the design had some flaws and
the quality of finishing done was not impressive, adding that he would seat
down with the contractors handling the project and look at some of the flaws
noticed.
"In
my opinion, I think that the design itself has some flaws, not so sure about
the quality of finishing I am seeing, but again, I feel that once we sit down
with the contractors, both the civil and the contractors handling the fixtures,
we should be able to work something out, there might be some design changes
around here.
"As
you can see, there are some pipes exposed , they look like designs from the
sixties, you can also see rain water gathering on the floor, the receptionist
cannot seat down there when it is raining even in the sun, we need to do some
design changes," he said.
Abiodun
said the objective of his visit was to ensure that the complex was fully ready
when the Judiciary resumes and begin to prepare for their conference in
September.
The
State Chief Judge lauded the governor for having at heart the comfort of the
judiciary, saying that the gesture of the governor to see to the timely
completion of the complex in readiness for a conference coming up in September,
would be repaid with the cooperation of the state judiciary.
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