The House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Ministry on Wednesday queried the contractors handling the skill acquisition centre at Iwuo Achang, Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State after the contractors were given 85 per cent mobilisation fee.
Chairman of the Committee Hon. Eugene Dibiagwu issued the query at the investigative hearing on the abandoned Skill Acquisition Center in Abuja.
He said that the lack of commitment by the contractors had made them part of the problem Nigeria is facing over abandoned projects.
The Lawmaker said it was ridiculous that the project was yet to be completed after being paid 85 per cent of the contract sum.
“As a contractor that has been paid up to 85 per cent, you were supposed to have completed that project; you know the reason why you have not; we will not allow the project to die that way.
“We understand the situation we found ourselves in in the country economically regarding the cost of materials.
“We will engage the ministry of Niger Delta so that they will know whether to consider further valuation for your request for additional money,” the lawmaker stated.
Shocked that part of the fence built by the contractors had broken, saying the committee would unravel whether the fence the contractor built that fell was their fault or of a natural cause.
He, however, charged the contractor to do everything possible to complete the project, adding that the committee would not join issues with the contractor until the project was completed.
The committee said that if the skill acquisition centre must work with all the necessary facilities to make it functional, it would require an additional N2 billion from the N4.2 billion earlier quoted for the project.
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