January 18, 2023A breakdown of the money released for the construction of the road includes a sum of N51 million to Premier Stone-cracks Nigeria limited in June 2019, and another N51 million in October that year.
Then N53 million was released in November 2019 to Work Bricks Concept limited for the rehabilitation of the same road. The contract, however, was awarded to the company a year after incorporation without evidence of three-year tax clearance required by the procurement law for any federal government contractors.
Mecano Integrated Concepts limited had 12 directors, including Engineer Micheal Ayuba Auta who seemed to be the candidate of the Labour Party for the Kaduna South Senatorial District in the 2023 general elections.A freedom of information request was sent to the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola. In acknowledging the letter, the ministry promised to respond to the request but never did so after several weeks.
“It is always difficult to pass the road, especially during the rainy season,” Benjamin said. “Our clothes get dirty and we can’t move freely- even the holes that erosion has created during the rainy season will also make the road unbearable in the dry season” In Somoroki village, farmers face the same problem of bad road. Sunday Akande, a farmer, lamented the state of the road and reeled out countless challenges the locals are facing.
It already has a natural U-Turn. That’s means it’s not the FG fault 😁
They son is busy building roads in the north so that they will make him president.
Where did the money go? N200m is not a small money.
Where is the minister of bad road tunde fashola tundefashola
But they would still their tribesmen. Instead of competent Leaders
And where was the oyo state govt all this while?
200 million for access roads but can approve 14billion for electrical faults in aso rock