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Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah has charged contractors and site engineers handling the construction of the 260 smart schools and 260 Type-2 primary health facilities in the 260 wards of the state on the delivery of world-class projects.
Governor
of Enugu State Peter Mbah has charged contractors and site engineers handling
the construction of the 260 smart schools and 260 Type-2 primary health
facilities in the 260 wards of the state on the delivery of world-class
projects.
Mbah enjoined them to deploy quality materials and build
according to specifications, warning that any sharp practices would attract
stiff sanctions and rejection by the government.
He
underscored the need for contractors to deliver their projects on schedule as
stipulated in their terms of contract.
The governor spoke through the Secretary to the State Government,
Prof Chidiebere Onyia, during an inspection tour of ongoing projects in Ezeagu
LGA on Wednesday.
He said the purpose of the inspection by the projects monitoring
team, which also compromises the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure,
Engr Gerald Otiji; Commissioner for Education, Prof Nwabueze Mbah;
Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Hon. Chris Robert Ozongwu; Chairman of
the Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board (ENSUBEB), Dr. Gabriel Ajah;
Special Adviser to the Governor on Projects Development and Implementation,
Uche Nwatu, among others, was to ensure the quality and integrity of the
projects, from start to finish.
“We met with the contractors and their site engineers in all
the sites we’ve visited. This is to ensure that there is no variation in the
work specification, and that the quality of the materials they are using,
starting from the foundation to completion, could guarantee the integrity and
structural tests of these projects.
“What
His Excellency is setting out to achieve here is to make sure that we did not
run the three risks that we know that are eminent in every construction,
considering that a time will come in Enugu State when we will have almost five
hundred live projects – smart schools, primary healthcare facilities – in all
the 260 wards, in addition to the roads constructions that are going on across
the board. So, we are building a very strong monitoring team that will address
the quality aspect of it.
“We are also taking into consideration the cost risk that comes
when the time risk begins to happen, because, once we miss the timeline, the
next is that we begin to discuss variation. So, this team here is to ensure
that all risks are evaluated and compliance is strictly adhered to.
“We are also working on engaging with the local stakeholders to
ensure the security of the process here. So, that will help us address issues
around theft of materials we brought to the site. But more importantly is that
at the end of each project there will be sustainability and that these
stakeholders will take ownership of these schools and other projects in their
communities.
“So,
it is not just about monitoring, but also about building on all the key facets
that will make sure that these projects achieve the objectives to have smart
children and smart teachers coming out of our local governments and a smart
workforce for the state,“ Onyia stated.
On his part, chairman of ENSUBEB, Dr Ajah, said they were happy
with the quality of work so far, adding that contractors were complying with
specifications and corrections were immediately effected wherever there were
gaps.
Admonishing communities to take ownership of the projects, he
urged them to see the facilities as their own by ensuring the security of the
projects.
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