A road contract in the Aguata Local Government Area has been terminated due to the alleged incompetency of the contractor by the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo.
During an unplanned visit to the road construction site on Sunday, Soludo criticized the company for being incompetent and unable to complete the task at hand.
Although the corporation in charge of the road project was not named, a video of the Governor’s visit to the location has been making the rounds online.
The road contract, which connects the governor’s neighborhood and Ekwulobia Town in the Aguata Local Government Area, is reportedly a federal road.
The Governor, while speaking to the project manager at the project site said, “Just take off all these things (equipment) because this contract has been terminated. I just called the commissioner for works and I have told him that this contract has been terminated.
“See what you are doing. I have terminated the contract, and you are supposed to return the money you were paid. Useless company! We gave you this contract on the basis that you are an indigenous company, but see what you are doing. This is what we see. You blocked the entire highway, and nobody can pass by. Now, I am going to my hometown, how do I go? This is a federal highway.
“For months, you blocked the road, even for people to pass through the other highway, you blocked the road.
“This job was supposed to have been finished in October, and that was the contract you were given. Other companies that were given the same contracts like you have all delivered.”
The Governor ignored all pleading and disregarded the project manager’s on-site justifications for why it was challenging to deliver on time due to the road’s peculiarities.
“There are other very difficult terrain, and the contractors have delivered. I have terminated the contract and there is nothing you can tell me about it. Take off all your equipment from this place and move out because another person is coming to take over the job. If you continue, it is at your own risk because we are not paying you a dime, instead, we are asking for a refund,” the Governor stated.
