Worried by public concern over under-performance of SCOA Construction, the contractor handling Itobe/Ajaokuta/Okene highway in Kogi State, the Federal Government has revoked the contract, and plans to re-award it to a more competent contractor. The Federal Controller of Works in Kogi, Kajogbola Olatunde, disclosed this at the weekend during on-the-spot assessment of the Itobe Bridge, which reportedly had structural defect. According to him, government was displeased with the slow pace of work by SCOA, even after adequate mobilsation for the project. Government’s efforts to replace the covers of the expansion joints, according to him, were being thwarted by criminals who would immediately remove them after replacement. Last Thursday, videos of the severed bridge went viral on the social media, which necessitated the authorities mobilising personnel to the bridge for immediate repairs.

Source: The Guardian January 06, 2020 04:16 UTC