On Tuesday, Oyo State Governor ‘Seyi Makinde inspected the ongoing Oyo State Local Government Service Commission and Local Government Staff Pension Board secretariat complex at the State Secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan.
He expressed dissatisfaction with the contractors’ slow pace of work and gave the contractor a three-month deadline to complete the project.
The governor, who led some government officials to the project site behind the Water Corporation Building, Secretariat, Ibadan, said that while the quality of the work is good, it is unacceptable that a project that was supposed to be completed in 10 months cannot be completed in two years.
According to a statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, Governor Makinde has approved the payment of the additional N150 million requested by the contractor after he provided a performance bond.
Speaking to reporters at the project site, the governor explained that he has asked the commission to release funds for the project’s quick completion, and that the project is expected to be completed within the next three months, according to the contractor’s new timeline.
In response to claims that the project was hampered by inflationary economic trends, Makinde stated that while his administration does not want contractors to do business with the state and go bankrupt, the state will not be ripped off.
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“On this project’s assessment, the quality is not bad, but for a project scheduled to be completed in 10 months and this is two years later, it is not acceptable to us,” he said.
“I asked them to release some more money to the contractor, and he promised me that the project would be completed in three months – the hall in one month, and the main office in two months after that.” So, by the end of September, we should have workers from the Local Government Service Commission occupying this space.”