Bodo-Bonny Road: Fashola orders Berger, contractors and others to begin work!

The Minister for Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has ordered the contractors handling Bodo-Bonny road to begin work before the next two weeks. Fashola gave the ultimatum on Thursday in Abuja at a meeting with representatives of communities along the corridor of the project and officials of Julius Berger PLC, the contractor.

According to him, " I am sad to hear that the contractor is being attacked, his property in Gitto yard being vandalised, topographic survey and other works being stopped in your communities.

“We need to have a position within two weeks for MoU of compromise to be signed assuring us that there will be peace in that place.

“It took time to beg them to release money for the project, so, if you don’t take ownership of it and put it to use, then we might as well tell them to take their money back.

“You must invite the contractor back to site and ensure that you suggest to them anything you want the contractor to do because you can’t take over their business,” he said.

“I must emphasised at this time very clearly that it is in your hands as people who will be affected to either own this project or turn your back on it.

“My sense is that if a major federal government project is coming to your area, you put your differences aside particularly for the fact that the project is a potential live changing assets,” he added.##

Comments

Meet the new boss of Alvan Ikoku College of Education

Meet the new boss of Alvan Ikoku College of Education. A new boss has been appointed as chairman governing council of Alvan Ikoku College of Education. Hon. Abinye Alex-Hart was appointed recently to head the activities of the institution. Hon. Alex-Hart was born on June 21, 1956, in Bonny, to the family of Late Pa. A.B. Hart (the famous Headmaster, Bandmaster and Choirmaster) and Late Mrs. Violet E. Alex-Hart (the famous Educator and Opera singer). He is the last child in the family of six, whose miraculous birth was an answer by God to persistent prayers for male children. He grew up under the tutelage of a grand disciplinarian when discipline was not a story-book idea, but the merciless grinding reality of everyday life. EDUCATION: Hon. Abinye Alex-Hart began his formal education at the famous Bonny Government School, left in 1972 and proceeded to Bonny National Grammar School, where he came out with flying colours in the West African Schools Certificate Examinations ...

Agriculture: NGROPPMAN meets Consulate-general of Netherlands, as Nigeria's groundnut hits global market

In a bid to advance the nation's agricultural sector, the National Groundnut Producers Processors and Marketers Association of Nigerian (NGROPPMAN) has described it's working visit to the Netherlands's Embassy at Lagos Nigeria as a roadmap to boost the nation's economy. President of the association Hon. Aimu Foni said the move became necessary following the successes recorded by Nigeria's groundnuts in recent times. Hon. Aimu Foni in describing the product said groundnut is one commodity which virtually all parts are useful to both humans and animals but wondered why the Nigeria's government is yet to give it the needed attention. Earlier, he identified the off-takers of the product as a major setback which he said formed the bases for the courtesy visit to the Netherlands Consulate general. According to him "Groundnut is a useful product which virtually all part of it are useful to both humans and animals... If the government of Nigeria wi...

US Poll: Women protest against Trump

Drama, as two women shouted at Donald Trump to leave there polling unit. The women, who were wearing jeans but no shirts, were said to be sharing the same polling unit which the republican candidate was to cast his vote. Just immediately Trump arrived his unit around 11:00am with his wife, Melania, and daughter, Ivanka, busted “New York hates you!” , while one of them shouted “Out of our polls, Trump, out of our polls, Trump!”. As at the press time the women were sent out of the unit by the police.

NewsPointers

Search This Blog