By Wisdom Nwedene, Abakaliki
Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has cried out over failure of contractors to deliver projects which he assigned to them.
Governor Nwifuru while speaking during the 2024 Grand Finale of Ojiji Izhi stated that he is unhappy about the reports he received from his Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants, regarding the ongoing works and contracts across the State.
He revealed that out of the 338 ongoing projects in the state, 292 are road construction but he is not seeing any progress of work. .
According to him, “I am unhappy about the reports I received from my Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants, regarding the ongoing works and contracts across the State. Currently, we have 338 projects under contractors in the State. Out of that 338, 292 are road construction, and we are not seeing any progress of work. Our Government will not condone such.”
“Particularly, I have instructed the Commissioner for Housing, that from 15th of September, 2024, any of the contractors handling the Izzo and Amanze Housing Units and are yet to paint theirs, should be arrested, irrespective of who the person is. They have pushed me to the wall and I will not allow anyone to play around with Government funds.”
“Thirdly, we have been implementing financial autonomy of Local Government Areas. And so, for us in Ebonyi State, there is nothing new with the financial autonomy proclaimed by the Supreme Court. However, the ruling does not vitiate the existence of Development Centres. As such, our Chairmen are expected to know that their resources are jointly owned with Development Centre Coordinators according to the sharing formula stated by the Law of the State. This is how meaningful development will be felt down our rural areas”.
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