Bello Matawalle, governor of
Zamfara state, has revoked a N25 billion contract awarded to Alliance Trading
Company Limited owned by Adamu Aliero, a former governor of Kebbi state.
The contract is among the ones
Matawalle revoked at the state’s executive council meeting on Wednesday.
Contracts worth N27 billion
awarded to China Zhonghao in 2013 and 2018 were also revoked.
Speaking shortly after the
meeting in Gusau, the state capital, Ibrahim Isa Mayana, commissioner for
works, said the contractors have been asked to return the funds or face
prosecution.
Mayana said the contracts were
cancelled because they were not properly executed, adding that most of the
contractors have abandoned the jobs despite receiving huge sums.
“China Zhonghao was also awarded
another 84 boreholes rural water scheme phase two worth over N27.694 billion in
2018 and was paid N14.477 billion but has abandoned the contract just at 13
percent completion,” the commissioner said.
“Alliance trading was awarded
N25.992 billion contract for rural electrification across the 14 local
government areas in 2013 and was paid N22.599 billion but the company abandoned
the contract after reaching just 67 percent completion.”
The worth of all the contracts
revoked by Matawalle is N79.6 billion. They were awarded by previous
administrations on the state, including that of Abdulaziz Yari, Matawalle’s
predecessor.
Under Matawalle, the government
of Zamfara has made major reforms, including abolishing jumbo pay for former
government officials.
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