From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
Chairman of the Kaduna State Project’s Verification Committee, Alh. Sabi’u Sani, has debunked a statement credited to him that some contractors in the previous administration received payment and abandoned projects in Kaduna State.
He stated this in a statement made available to the media in Kaduna state yesterday.
According to him, he was misquoted and his statement was completely taken out of context.
In the statement titled: ‘Clarification On The Statement Credited To Me Regarding Ongoing Projects In Kaduna State’, he said following news publications making the rounds where he alleged that he was quoted saying that some contractors collected money and abandoned projects in Kaduna state he explained that the primary mandate of the committee is to determine the status of ongoing projects and those in the pipeline, in order to ensure the speedy completion of all priority projects in the state.
“ I shared with the media information on the extent of work on some of the projects and what the contractors needed for speedily complete the projects. and the statement credited to me that some contractors collected payments and abandoned their projects is incorrect and merely a product of the fertile imagination of the reporters.”
“ The committee visited some project sites on Friday, 14th July, 2023. At the end of the visits, I addressed the media on the Committee’s mandate, our findings so far and next steps.
“In the course of the interaction, some media team members attached to the Government House asked some questions on the visitation which I responded to as follows: “that wmedia team members attached to the Government House asked some questions on the visitation which I responded to as follows: “that we are amazed by the number and quality of projects so far completed, and that several projects are at comple are amazed by the number and quality of projects so far completed, and that several projects are at completion level with some requimal funds to complete.”
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