The Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Works, Mohammed Goronyo has charged the Managing Director/ CEO of Federal Emergency and Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), to warn contractors who fail to deliver on their contract awards to desist, adding that the era of abandoning projects was over.
This is according to a statement issued by the Director, Press and Public Relations of the Ministry on Tuesday.
Goronyo lamented that the contracts were awarded and paid through tax payers money who desire value for their money therefore, the list of defaulting contractors must be made available to the Headquarters not later than next week.
He also proposed the need for a strong Technical Committee that will criss- cross the country to monitor FERMA projects with a view to ascertaining the quality of their deliveries.
The Minister made these remarks on Monday 2nd November, 2024, during his familiarization tour of the South West section of FERMA, where the State Coordinators made presentations on the progress, challenges and expectations in the cause of the discharge of their duties.
Goronyo commended the Federal Road Management Engineers, (FRME), from the SouthWest States, assuring them that all issues raised will be looked into to make FERMA great and successful. He was quick to add that though the challenges were real, huge and enormous, they were not insurmountable.
“The country must tighten up its belt and combat the challenges frontally. We have been drawing from a well without water for so long. We now have a President who is willing to face the challenges head on without complaining. We must be ready to support one another and do things differently. We must all support His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to deliver on his mandate”, he said.
The Minister pledged to pay unscheduled visits to contract sites to have a first hand knowledge of the commitment of contractors to projects, while also assuring that Staff Welfare was a paramount issue of concern which will not be toyed with.
