Thursday, April 5, 2012

Lawmaker tasks contractors on govt projects

BENIN CITY- The Chairman, Edo State House of Assembly Standing Committee on Education, Hon. Foly Ogedengbe has directed contractors to complete the State Government Projects in Government Secondary Schools within two weeks.

He gave this directive yesterday which marked the inception of the Committee’s visit to Government Secondary Schools across the State where state projects are being executed.

Hon. Ogedengbe who visited some schools in two local government areas (Oredo and Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Areas) in Edo South Senatorial District alongside members of the Committee, summoned the attention of all the erring contractors to the floor of the House on Tuesday April 17, 2012 to explain the reason behind their inadequacy, warning that any contractor who fails to meet up with the deadline would be sanctioned and therefore stressed the need for strict supervision to achieve efficient project execution.

In this regard, the Committee Chairman directed the immediate return of supervisors who have abandoned their project sites, and expressed satisfaction over the high standard of work done in some of the schools visited such as Idogbo Secondary School.

The other schools visited were Edokpolor Grammar School, New Era College, Emotan College, Ihogbe College, Akenzua II College and Iyekogba Grammar School.

The rest include Imaguero Junior Secondary School, Niger College, St. Maria Gorotti College, Idogbo College, Ugiomo Secondary School, and Western Boys High School.

Earlier, in the course of the Committee’s visit to Western Boys High School, Hon. Ogedengbe engaged in an impromptu meeting with the members of All Nigerian Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), Edo State Chapter, where he pledged his support to the association and education sector in the State.

Having described his brief meeting with the members of the association as a fortunate one, Hon. Ogedengbe solicited the association’s support for the Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in the July 14

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