Anambra Assembly Warns Contractors To Adhere To Govt Specifications

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The Anambra state House of Assembly Committee on Sustainable Development Goals,SDGs, Economic Planning and Donor Agencies Want contractors executing public projects in the state to adhere strictly to government specifications.

According to the committee , this is to realise the objectives and blue print of the Governor Willie Obiano led administration especially in the education sector.

The Chairman of the committee , Mr Ebele Ejiofor on his findings after a tour of some World Bank supported projects in secondary schools across the state.

The World Bank assisted projects include fencing of schools and building of hostel blocks in some secondary schools in parts of the state.

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According to Mr Ejiofor, when contractors work according to government directives and specifications, cost is saved, value gotten and the living standard of people enhanced.

He commended the contractor handling the construction of Hostel blocks in St john Science and Tehnical college, Alor and Archbishop Herrey Technical college , Ogidi for using the fund released to them by government to take the project to the expected level.

The comittee chairman also commended the firm that handled the fencing of community secondary school , Igbariam for the quality job done and completing his task despite not having received any release from the government.

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Mr Ejiofor who is also the Deputy Minority leader of the House , however expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of work done by another contractor at Community secondary school Ifite Ogwari and Community Secondary School Omor where portions of the fence done in both schools had fallen due to substandard materials.

In an interview, the Manager of St john science and Technical college , Alor, Reverend Father Francis Unegbu and the General Secretary , Archbishop Herrey Technical College, Ogidi, Mr Emmanuel Chukwuzubelu thanked the state government for the hostel project and expressed the hope that when completed ,it would serve the accommodation needs of the school.

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The Principal , Community Secondary school , Omor , Mrs Christiana Obiorah appealed to government to prevail on the contractor as most of the fence done had fallen thereby exposing the school to security risk.

The House Committee on SDGs, Economic Planning and Donor Agencies therefore called on the Executive arm of government to consider releasing fund for the Contractor handling the fencing of Community Secondary school Igbariam for executing the project as specified.
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