Contractors working on projects for the Niger Delta Development
\nCommission, NDDC, have been charged to ensure that they delivered quality
\njobs that would also give value for the money spent on them.<\/p>\n
This directive was given by the new Acting Managing Director\/CEO of the The new boss, who assumed duties at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt The first project visited by the NDDC team was the 522 bed-space prototype The Acting MD expressed disappointment with the quality of the finishing Mrs. Semenitari directed the contractor to come to the NDDC to explain The NDDC boss assured a group of UNIPORT students, who had come to the She said: \u201cPresident Muhammadu Buhari is determined to see that the NDDC One of the UNIPORT student leaders, Comrade Alex Mbadike, thanked the new At the site of the Niger Delta Regional Specialist Hospital (orthopaedic The NDDC officials also inspected the 6.1-kilometre The next stop for the team was the Okrika-Borikiri road with bridges at The NDDC boss further inspected the Nigerian Police barracks being built Contractors working on projects for the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, have been charged to ensure that they delivered quality jobs that would also give value for the money spent…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
\ncommission, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, as she inspected 9 different projects in
\nRivers State on Wednesday<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n
\non Tuesday<\/span><\/span>, visited project sites in the company of several directors of
\nthe commission.<\/p>\n
\nhostel at the University of Port Harcourt, where the contractor was not on
\nsite to answer questions on the status of the project which was supposed
\nto have been completed several years ago.<\/p>\n
\nof the hostel and regretted that the contractor had delayed the completion
\nof the project, in spite of having been paid N1.24 billion, representing
\nover 90% of the total contract sum.<\/p>\n
\nhimself. \u201cI need to see him urgently before we can take a decision. He has
\nindeed robbed the people of the Niger Delta with the quality of job that I
\nhave seen. Some of the fittings like the wardrobe doors are not even good
\nfor a secondary school hostel,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\nproject site to show solidarity, that the hostel would be completed as
\nquickly as possible.<\/p>\n
\nfulfills its mandate to the people. He has charged us to complete all
\non-going projects and this one must be completed soon. The contractor has
\nbeen paid over 90%, so he has no reason not to deliver on the project.
\nChange has come to Nigeria, so we must insist on getting value for money
\nspent on the project.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nMD for making the university hostel her first port of call after assuming
\nduties. He said that the students had previously led a protest to the NDDC
\nheadquarters over the poor state of the project. \u201cWe believe in your
\ndoggedness and we are hopeful that this inspection will help to accelerate
\nthe pace of work and the completion of the project,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\nand cardiovascular), the NDDC team was greeted with a more encouraging
\nperformance by the contractors. The Acting MD said she was impressed with
\nthe quality of work done so far and the appreciable progress made on the
\ntwo hospitals. She said: \u201cThis is a great project because it is meant to
\nsave lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nIgbiniri-Abibo-Oba-Okujagu-
\nGovernment Area. Briefing the Acting MD on the project, Engr. Anabraba
\nOpuwari, the consultant, said work was stalled because of non approval of
\nthe work schedule. He, however, promised to submit it for approval by the
\nNDDC before the end of the year.<\/p>\n
\nKolabi, Abotoru and Okpoka creeks. The contractor was not on site to
\nexplain why there was no equipment on ground. Another project inspected
\nat Okrika was the shore-protection\/reclamation project where dredging was
\nin progress.<\/p>\n
\nfor the Special Protection Unit, base 6 at Omagwa in the outskirts of Port
\nHarcourt. The complex contains an administrative building and 6 blocks of
\nresidential quarters. Similarly, the completed two-storey building
\ncontaining 6 units of 3-bedroom flats for senior police officers at Police
\nSports Complex in Port Harcourt, was inspected by the NDDC officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"