The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Works, Hon. Ogbuefi Ozorogbachi, stated this at the weekend.
He spoke when he paid a courtesy visit on Governor Godswill Akpabio at Governor’s Office, Uyo.
Ozorogbachi stated that a balance of N23 billion refunds would be inserted in next year’s budget for the state government.
He urged other governors to emulate the Akwa Iboms states example by obtaining Presidential approval on construction of the roads.
He explained that the committee members embarked on the nationwide tour as part of their oversight function to monitor and evaluate the quality of jobs by contractors to ensure conformity with the designs and specifications laid down in the contractual agreements.
Akpabio lauded the effort of the committee members.
He stated that Akwa Ibom State Government has so far spent more than N100 billion on the rehabilitation and construction of federal roads in the state, regretting delay in the refunds.
The governor informed that the state has obtained Presidential approval for the construction of Uyo-Oron Road for N10 billion and Uyo-Ikot Ekpene-Aba Road at N50 billion in addition to the earlier Presidential approval of N28 billion for the construction of the same roads. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Hmmmm if we give akwaibom state govt all dis billions hw much will remain in our 2013 budget..then if 5 states do d same job @ d same rate our budget go finish nah!!!
ReplyDeleteNo mind them... Dey want to share d whole money
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