By Adenike Lawal
The Federal Government has terminated the 43-kilometre Port Harcourt-Aba road contract awarded to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), over alleged poor performance and disregard for directives.
Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced the decision during an inspection on Sunday, lamenting that the road section leading to Aba was collapsing despite huge investments.
Umahi accused CCECC of using faulty construction methods and ignoring repeated warnings on quality and safety standards.
“We have warned CCECC more than 20 times,” he said. “Their refusal to comply has led to the near-collapse of a road funded by taxpayers’ money.”
He directed the ministry to engage credible local contractors to complete the project and ordered a 14-day notice for CCECC to correct defects or face nationwide sanctions.
“The efforts of President Tinubu to transform infrastructure must not be sabotaged,” Umahi warned, stressing that the decision to revoke the contract was final and in the public interest.
