The Federal Government has given Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, a December delivery deadline to complete the Bodo-Bonny road project in Rivers State. To this end, it had approved the total and final sum of N280 billion for the completion of the project started over 11 years ago. A statement issued on Thursday by Barrister Orji Uchenna Orji, the Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, quoted him speaking during his inspection visit to the project site.
Umah warned that the contractor handling the project, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, must work round the clock to beat the project delivery timeline of December 2024. The minister expressed reservation over the Bodo-Bonny project by the contractor, insisting that the amount of money paid was needed to correspond with the project completed. He, however, enjoined the contractor to ensure that no further excuses were given on the project delivery timeline as the Federal Government would not approve further funds for the project for any reason of variation whatsoever.
“And in case the devil comes to play, whatever happens, we are not increasing this project cost. It’s a package, and it’s called a lump sum completion package to Julius Berger to do a beautiful job and attach their name. It has been 11 years, and we don’t want it to exceed this year.
And so it is in your interest that you cooperate. ” I will be asking Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, is there anything that the Minister of Works and NLNG will.