Monday 23 May 2016

El-Rufai Completes Yakowa Bridge Project

After over two years of neglect by the immediate past administration, Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai has finally completed the Romi-Karatudu Bridge awarded by late Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa.The governor had during the electioneeringcampaigns pledged to complete all abandoned projects awarded by the late governor if he emerged victorious.According to residents, the contractor, TigerCat Construction Company completed the bridge February this year and opened it for use same month.The project is among one of the 32 roads’ contracts  awarded in October, 2012 by theLate Kaduna governor, Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa .Our correspondent however gathered that after the Late Yakow died in an ill-fated helicopter crash near Nembe , Bayelsa  State, in December , 2012, most of the roads contracts, including the Romi-Karatudu-Kakau road were abandoned, due to lack of funds.Engineer Joseph Onche, who was the site engineer in a chat with newsmen said  completion of the  190 meters bridge project , which is part of  the six kilometresRomi-Karadu-Kakau Yakowa road  project was made possible by  Governor el-Rufai.He said, “We returned to site November, 2015 after Governor Nasir el-Rufai checkedthe work and saw that there was need to complete the work. I think he understood the importance of the road to the people ofthe area.“ Since then his government has been making response to the payments . But because , we exceeded the contract duration, the government has completely withdrawn mobilisation. And that for us is another double loss. Now, we are working and claiming as we work.The difference is that with mobilisation there is power to move at very fast pace.“We returned to site November last year and by February we complete it for use .”

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