Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has read the riot act to contractors handling various road projects to execute their work to specification or have them revoked.
He gave the warning during the flagoff of a 57-kilometre road resurfacing project in the Maitama District of Abuja.
The project is expected to cover 189 roads spanning Maitama, Garki and parts of Utako.
Wike said he would not back contractors without capability, stressing that he would not hesitate to revoke contracts of local contractors if they failed to deliver on awarded projects. He tasked local contractors to ensure they deliver quality projects and within the given time frame.
“I support local content. But what I do not support is local content without capacity. You know, sometimes I come out at 12 midnight, 11 pm, to check things for myself so that I will be able to talk tomorrow authoritatively. Some of the contractors you gave this job do not have the capacity.
“I want to tell you the simple truth, and nothing but the truth. If it continues that way, I have no choice but to revoke the contract. I can tell you authoritatively. So, please, tell your local content people that if they do not content well, we will content them out…So, local content, whether you are white or you are black since all of you are local content, do it well, and do it within the time”, Wike added.