Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, the governor of Ekiti State, has stated that his administration owed no contractors handling various projects in the state, so they had no reason not to deliver on time and according to specifications.
Oyebanji made this statement on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti while inspecting various roads and drainage rehabilitation projects in the state capital. He went on to say that the goal of any responsible and responsive government was to make sure that its citizens had a good life and were prosperous.
The governor, who in the GRA 3rd extension looked over the roads; Agric. Ajilosun-Ikere According to Olope-Matthew street and the Midas area on Ado-Iworoko road, the government was working together to find a long-term solution to the ongoing flooding at the Ado end of the road and in some parts of the state. Oyebanji, who was accompanied by a few state officials, also thanked some of the contractors working on the projects for doing a good job and told those whose work he didn't like to get ready.
“I came to inspect the progress recorded because contractors made some promises to us and I am here to cross check the promise against what they have done.“You know the purpose of government is to make life easy for the citizens and if you know the history of this place very well, this place gets flooded every year and we have resolved that this year, we must ensure that people can move freely and nobody is disrupted, though we have not gotten to where we want to get to but it is work in progress.
“Well, so far so good, I am impressed with some of the contractors. I am not happy with some because of the pace of work. I have fixed a meeting with such contractors, so we can discuss. I will ask why they are not moving at the pace they should be moving because to the best of my knowledge government is not owing them any money,” he said.
