NAN-H-38
Project
By Monday Ijeh
Kuje (FCT), Oct. 26, 2016 (NAN) Residents of Kuje Area Council have urged the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to expedite action on the rehabilitation work on the Prisons road.
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kuje on Thursday, the respondents expressed dismay over the abandonment of the project by the contractor.
Mr Gazama Ibrahim, a resident, observed that rehabilitation work on the less than two-kilometre road was commenced shortly after Kuje Prisons jailbreak in June.
“I have been here for over four years and we have been having problem with the road.
“It was only a few months ago that we saw that they started the project and it was only for two days and that was the end.
“The equipment had been moved away and no information was given as to why the contractor abandoned the site.
“Since this is the only road linking the Federal Prisons in Abuja, our appeal is that the government should provide funding for the completion of the project.”
Mrs Ndidi Osai, another resident, told NAN that the road was already in a deplorable state before the jailbreak that resulted in the award of the contract.
According to Osai, the contractor has worsened the situation by excavating the surface and blocking water ways.
Osai expressed dismay over the delay in the completion of the project and urged the relevant authorities to expedite action on the project.
“We thought that since this road leads to the main prison in Kuje, government will be serious with it considering the need for security at the prison.
“The contractor cannot do the road with his money; so government should do something about that in the interest of residents and officials of the Prison Service,” she said. (NAN)
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Edited by David Onilede/Nkechi Okoronkwo
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