PDP demands investigation into alleged poor handling of road project in Kebbi

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi State on Tuesday urged Governor Nasir Idris to investigate the alleged shoddy execution of multi-billion naira Yauri township roads project in the state.

The PDP Secretary in the state, Alhaji Abubakar Bawa-Kalgo, made the call in a statement on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi.

He said: “PDP is appalled by the shoddy execution of the ongoing Multi- Billion Naira Yauri township roads project, it’s most unfortunate and extremely distasteful.

”Several reports from Yauri confirmed that some roads are already caving in and breaking apart barely a few months after completion as a result of the shoddy nature of the job executed by the contractors.

”It is, therefore, imperative that the State Ministry of Works should take full responsibility for this glaring contractual breach and promptly take the necessary steps to make amends to salvage the situation.

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”Pursuant to this, PDP is calling on Governor Nasir Idris’ government to take a firm stance against its officials found wanting in the effective discharge of their assigned duties to serve as a deterrent to others.”

He stressed that project of such importance with direct bearing on poor people should not be allowed to be compromised.

”PDP is extremely shocked that a project of this magnitude can be compromised in this manner so soon, in spite the earlier flag raised by some vigilant residents of Yauri at the commencement of the project.

”This is so, when some of the drainages being constructed were easily washed away by rainfall early this year,” Bawa-Kalgo added.

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