By Peter Akpah
Following the rumors going round that the Tudun Wada/Mado
down to Satellite Market road contract was given to Jolex
Construction Company as compensation for helping finance the
2015 campaign that brought Governor Simon Bako Lalong into
power by some mischief makers; the CEO of the company Chief
Chinedu John K. Okponwa has refuted such as not being true.
According to him, the normal bidding process was followed, as
there were advertisements for the contract. Like others, my
company applied and bided for the contract. In view of our bill of
quantity and the quality of our past works, after the bidding and
assessment by the supervising Ministry, my company was found
worthy and qualified for the contract. With this, we were awarded
the contract. Various contractors applied for the contract, so why
the rumors? Chief Chinedu further said Governor Lalong awarded
the contract based on merit and transparency without any
sentiment. My previous work for the state and other states are
there to speak for the company. Chief Chinedu, however, called
on the good people of the communities and the state in general to
shun the rumors and has promised them that the road contract
will soon be completed, as the Governor has interest in the
completion of the road and that he has been in steady contact
with the government over the contract. The delay has been as a
result of the state’s lean resources. The contract was captured in
the 2020 budget, but due to the pandemic of COVID-19
everything was affected all over the state and the nation at large.
The Governor has promised that the road must be completed and
he is not going to leave any project uncompleted; so the people
should be patience with us.
The government has promised to
push further for the completion of the road, and it will gladden the
Company to see the Governor commission the road. He is also
reassuring the communities that his company is more than
capable to finish the job as soon as they are funded, though they
are aware of the problems the state is facing with regards to
finance, but in no time the work will be completed, he said.
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