By Emmanuel Enebeli
ASABA/Nigeria: The Delta state government has reacted to a recent media reports on the working relationship between the state and some major contractors in the state, which they had described as harsh, that necessitated to many of the companies threatening to pull out of agreements with the government as false and baseless.
Reacting to the news report, the government through the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Patrick Ukah in a press release said that the state parades reputable construction companies, with track records of quality project delivery.
“As at today, reputable companies that have track records of quality project delivery like CCECC, Sectraco and Levante are very much on ground executing several projects across the State”.
The statement further stated that a reputable Chinese company just finished the cable point dualisation project in Asaba, and other parts of the state.
“CCECC, a reputable Chinese company operating in the State, just finished the Cable Point Road Dualisation Project, Alisimie Ozanogo Road and is currently handling the Dualisation of the Owa-Eke/Owa-Aliero/Owa-Oyibu Road in Boji Boji Owa. In addition, the company is handling the reconstruction of Amekpa, Afiesere, Ofuoma Road and the Sector A of the Ughelli Asaba Road Dualisation.”
“Levante, another construction giant, is working on the Sapele-Amukpe Road Dualisation as well as Abraka Township Roads.
Also, Setraco just finished the recently commissioned 10.8km Okpare-Olomu/Umolo/Owodokpokpor/Kiagbodo Road in Ughelli South and Burutu LGAs”.
The government while calling the reports, false and baseless, said it amounts to spurious and cheap blackmail for anybody to insunate that companies undertaking such high profile jobs have left the State for whatever reason.
The statement stated that despite the challenging economic situation in the country, the administration has remained resolute in delivering on its SMART agenda by providing meaningful infrastructure.
“Despite the challenging economic situation in the country, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s administration has remained resolute in delivering on his SMART agenda by providing meaningful infrastructure projects across the three senatorial districts of the State as well as massive empowerment of our youths”.
It state that the Asaba Airport is a vital project to the social-economic life of Deltans and government will do everything to ensure that the right thing is done and the project completed to international standard, just it said that the state remains a haven to investors, and the governor is determined to maintain the current status as the one of the top two states on Ease of Doing Business.
