Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi state has obtained the commitment of the management of CGC Nigeria Limited to complete three abandoned road projects in the state.
The abandoned projects are, Awalah round about to Miri road construction, rehabilitation of Misau to Bulkachuwa road and rehabilitation of Bulkachuwa to Udubo road.
At the meeting held at the mini chamber, Government House Bauchi, the two parties agreed on the completion of the projects within a period of one year.
A press statement made available to journalists by the Governor’s media aide Mukhtar Gidado shortly after the meeting, Governor Bala Mohammed said all the projects were reviewed based on the basis of engineering and management evaluation.
According to him, completion of abandoned projects was in fulfilment of his campaign promises to deliver projects and programs.
He said his administration was determined to complete projects mismanaged by the previous administration.
“Today we are meeting with the management of the CGC company, the contractor handling 3 road projects awarded about 5 years now, after an extensive discussion, we have achieved a lot in the reduction of cost of the projects.
“As a responsible government, we are doing all these with percussion and negotiations, I pledge to provide you with the necessary resources for immediate mobilization to site.
“All these projects were awarded since 2016 and my administration will set up funds to pay you what you required for the completion of the projects.
The Governor reiterated commitment to provide good governance in an efforts to tackle the challenges affecting the progress and development of the state.
The Managing Director of CGC Nigeria Limited, a Chinese company, Engineer Ye Shuijin while describing their meeting with the Governor as a welcome development, assured of the total commitment of the company to complete all its ongoing projects within one year.
Engineer Ye Shuijin said the company will also support and cooperate with Governor Bala Mohammed to enable him succeed in the execution of laudable projects especially in infrastructure.
