Cross River, Uk firm sign agreement for N3.7b Ikom water project

The Cross River State Government has signed a pact with a UK firm,
Lilleker Brothers for the execution of N3,726,026,186.41 World Bank
Assisted Second National Urban Water Sector Reform Project for Ikom water
supply scheme.
Speaking at the signing ceremony for the 500 cubic meters water scheme in
Calabar, the state governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, who was represented by
his Deputy, Mr. Efiok Cobham expressed delight at the project and urged
the contractor to deliver on specification, bearing in mind the need for
global quality and timeliness.
The governor who stressed the critical role of water in the life of
individuals which necessitated the pursuit of the project, maintained that
upon completion, coupled with other intervention projects, 80 percent of
the people of the state will have access to potable water supply that will
immensely improve their living conditions.
His words: “Without access to potable water supply, there is no way we can
meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),” saying that the state will
not relent in ensuring that the MDGs was met in the state.
The Governor pledged the state government’s readiness to ensure that its
target programmes and projects will touch the lives of ordinary citizen,
especially those in the rural areas.
Engineer Elemi Etowa who signed the contract on behalf of the state
government, disclosed that 12 global companies bided for the job and that
Lilleker Brothers was chosen as preferred bidder after a transparent
process, adding that the scheme was one of the largest to be executed in
the state. According to him, the project would not only benefit Ikom but
other adjoining communities.
Managing Director of Lilleker Brothers, Nig. Ltd, Engineer Trevor Ralton,
thanked the government for the confident reposed in the company and
promised to deliver on specification, even as he solicited full
cooperation of all stakeholders in the course of executing the project.