Northern Professionals back Umahi as he embarks on a crucial journey

Keep up with the latest news and be part of our weekly giveaways and airtime sharing; follow our WhatsApp channel for more updates. Click to Follow us

The decision by Works Minister Engr. Dave Umahi to re-award the revoked portion of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano expressway to a new company has received support from Northern Professionals.

According to report, a price disagreement and completion schedule led to the Federal Government, acting through the Ministry of Works, canceling a portion of the Julius Berger Construction Company’s contract for the Abuja-Kaduna expressway.

Northern Professionals’ Chairman and Secretary, Dr. Isa Samaila Getso and Comrade Ibrahim Mohammad Geidam, responded in a statement on Tuesday, expressing their happiness over the contract’s re-award and claiming that the early concerns about potential delays and abandonment had now been dispelled.

The statement stated that it is admirable that the road contract for such a crucial route connecting northern states was re-awarded after Julius Berger’s failure to perform on the agreed-upon deadline.

“We were really disturbed after the contract was terminated. But today, as a mark of appreciation, we want to unequivocally thank President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for taking proactive action to resume work and complete the Abuja-Kaduna road.

“The truth is that we were highly bittered and unsettled when the news filtered that the contract handled by a renowned contractor, Julius Berger, was revoked. But with the recent decision, we are happy that the road, which had become a death trap, will now be completed,” it said.

The statement also stated that the road contract’s cancellation serves as a warning to other contractors that the federal government would no longer accept needless delays in contract fulfillment that are justified by variances and growing material costs.

Please don’t forget to “Allow the notification” so you will be the first to get our gist when we publish it. 
Drop your comment in the section below, and don’t forget to share the post.