In a bid to account for funds released for an uncompleted road project,
the public accounts committee of the House of Representatives on Monday
summoned former Chairman of the board of trustees of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Tony Anenih.
Former Chairman of the board of trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tony Anenih.
This
is a resolution reached after consideration of the report of the
auditor general of the federation on the activities of the federal
ministry of works.
According to the auditor general’s report,
the contractor executed only nineteen per cent of the job but was paid
far in excess of the work done and no attempt was made to recover the
N552 million paid to the contractor as mobilisation fee.
The
contract which was for the reconstruction of a road in Nasarawa State
was awarded in September 2001 to a contractor with a completion date of
April 18, 2003. However, it was observed during inspection of the
project site in 2004 that the project was abandoned.
Mr Anenih,
who was the minister of works at the time the road contract was awarded
is expected to appear before the house committee on public accounts to
provide valuable insight into aspects of the contract agreement.
Will 'Mr. Fix It' appear before d committee? I have my doubts.
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