Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sum of N27 billion for the construction of the Kishi-Kaiama road.
AbdulRazaq said the development stopped the ongoing work on the road which was in phases to ease transportation challenges.
Mr AbdulRazaq announced this in Ilorin at the first Kwara North Economic and Development Summit organised by Kwara North Development Council (KWANDCO).
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A statement issued on Monday by the Kwara government read;
“The federal ministry of works has informed us that we should stop work on that road because they have got new approval from the federal government, and the contract for the road has been reissued at N27 billion.
“There is (a) huge infrastructural deficit in the whole of Nigeria, in Kwara state, and especially in Kwara North. Now, what are we doing about it as a government? The Kishi-Kaiama road is very important for the whole of the country because of the volume of trade in farm produce.”
However, the statement added that the contract was first awarded over 10 years ago.
The ministry said the previous Kwara government gave the contract to a company that did not meet BPE requirements.
AbdulRazaq said:
“Our latest communication with them was that they want to re-award the contract and that our own contractor should vacate the site. That is why you will see that work has stopped on Kishi-Kaiama road.”
The governor promised that work would begin on the Bode-Saadu-Kaiama-Kosubosu road next year.
The statement added:
“using the road tax infrastructure scheme with BUA Group.
“We have been on that discussion with BUA to open up.
Bode-Saadu-Kaiama-Kosubosu road. Most of our major roads are federal roads, and they are in deplorable conditions.”
The Kwara governor assured the people of the state that his administration would improve the specifications of state roads and will ensure they last longer.
