Slow Delivery of Housing Units in Kano Irks Minister, Threatens Termination of Remainder of Contract
The Minister of housing and urban development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, who was on an assessment visit to the site expressed dissatisfaction over the slow phase of the work urging the contractor to sit up or risk losing the job.
The 500 units consists of blocks of 2-bedroom semi-detached, 1-bedroom semi-detached and 3-bedroom semi-detached bungalows.
He warned the contractor to sit up “or by next week if we come back here and there is no progress, we take up the ones you have not started and give to someone.
“We know you have the capacity that’s why you were selected to do the job. So many people are looking for job. Employ more hands because you are expected to complete in five months. By the end of this year we want this work to be commissioned, ” he warned.
On his part, the contractor represented by the Project Manager, Haruna Lawal, assured the minister of change and proactiveness on the job so as to meet the deadline.