Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of work on several construction projects undertaken by contractors in the state. He noted that the affected contractors have no excuse for failing to deliver on time and to specification, emphasizing that his administration does not owe any money to the firms handling these projects. Consequently, the governor has scheduled a meeting with the contractors to address the issue.
Speaking in Ado Ekiti on Saturday during an inspection of various road and drainage rehabilitation projects in the state capital, Oyebanji said, “The purpose of any responsible and responsive government is to ensure that its citizens enjoy good lives and live in prosperity.” The projects he inspected included the construction of roads at GRA 3rd Extension, Ajilosun–Ikere Road, Agric. Olope–Matthew Street, and the Midas area on Ado–Iworoko Road. He assured the public that the government is making concerted efforts to provide a permanent solution to the perennial flooding at the Ado end of Ado‑Iworoko Road and in other parts of the state.
The governor commended several contractors for a job well done but warned those whose work he found unsatisfactory to improve. “I came to inspect the progress because contractors made some promises to us, and I am here to cross‑check those promises against what they have actually done,” Oyebanji said. “The purpose of government is to make life easy for the citizens. If you know the history of this place, you know it floods every year. This year we must ensure that people can move freely and are not disrupted. We have not yet reached our goal, but it is work in progress.”
He added, “So far, I am impressed with some contractors. I am not happy with others because of the pace of work. I have fixed a meeting with those contractors to discuss why they are not moving at the required speed, especially since, to the best of my knowledge, the government does not owe them any money.”
The contractor handling Ado‑Iworoko Road, Habib Monrad, assured residents that, with the work already completed, the flooding problem on that portion of the road is now a thing of the past.
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