The Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma, in a statement made
avaliable to newsmen in Owerri by his Chief Press Secretary has ordered
contractors handling most of the roads in the state, to return back to site in
the next 72 hours. Hope Uzodinma made it clear that the road contractors who
have “absconded” from the site at the peak of the dry season, cannot be accepted
by his government.
It stated: “Contractors handling road projects
in Imo State have been ordered back to site within 72 hours or have their
contracts terminated. “Governor Uzodinma frowned at a situation where
contractors who had collected mobilization fees from Government abandoned
projects. “This action is unjustifiable and totally unacceptable to the State
Government.
He said it was
“Regrettably, that the affected contractors have absconded from site in the
peak of the dry season even after collecting mobilization fees from Government.
Governor Uzodinma has at every opportunity emphasized that his ‘3R’ mantra of
Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Recovery must be fully implemented for the
overall benefit of Imo people, which is gradually gaining momentum.