The Federal Government says the delay in the completion of the 98-kilometre Oyo-Ogbomoso road project awarded to Reynolds Construction Company (RCC) necessitated the termination of the contract.
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi announced this yesterday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, at a stakeholders’ meeting on the condition of federal roads in the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the engagement was premised on Enhancing Federal Roads in Oyo State: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions.
Umahi noted that the prolonged delay in completing the project had caused hardship among commuters and slowed economic activities in the area.
The minister assured the people that the project would soon be re-awarded to a new contractor.
He said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration was committed to delivering the Oyo-Ogbomoso road project in the shortest possible time.
“The Oyo-Ogbomoso road project has dragged on for too long. So, we cannot continue to watch as businesses and means of livelihoods suffer due to its non-completion.
“In view of this, the Federal Government will take decisive actions to ensure the project is completed without further delay,” Umahi said.
Stakeholders at the meeting, which was facilitated by the All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Akin Alabi, frowned at RCC for not completing the road project on time.
They urged the Federal government to accelerate the completion of the project without further delay.
