The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi, has
disclosed why local contractors cannot handle big rail construction projects in
the country.
Amaechi said local contractors lack the capacity to handle
big rail construction projects they want.
He spoke in Lagos State while responding to agitation from
local contractors on why they have been sidelined in the award of rail
contracts.
Amaechi said local contractors needs to acquire the
requisite experience before they could handle rail projects in Nigeria.
He said: “A contractor must have at least five years
experience and genuine evidence of work done to be awarded a contract.
“We are not using our local contractors because they are not
qualified. If you want to participate, build capacity. We can’t give you a
life-threatening contract if we don’t trust your capacity
“We said five years experience but a contractor in Nigeria
will take a photograph of another man’s job as his own.
“How many Nigerians have done project management in railway?
Yet they are applying. I am not against them applying but we don’t want them to
go give the job to other contractors. show us you have the capacity and
equipment and we will choose you.”
Railway projects across Nigeria are handled by Chinese
companies.
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