Plateau Assembly Complex: Contractor Cries  Out To Govt  Over Nonpayment , As Rain Washed Away  Documents

Yakubu Busari

The heavy downpour that lasted several hours in Plateau State on the 24th & 25th Nov .20230 has destroyed vital documents of the Plateau State House of Assembly causing havoc to the Contractor handling the ongoing State House of Assembly Complex.

The Contractor has raised an alarm that the facilities affected were not part of the contract agreement as he appealed to the government to urgently mobilize him to the site and include those areas not captured in the agreement.

According to eyewitnesses, the rainfalls on the 24th & and 25th of November, 2023 destroyed a lot of documents inside the chamber of the assembly complex and the thick level of POP constructed by the company in 2013.

The contractor says, “The agreement was for the roof of the assembly complex, Speaker and the Deputy Speaker residential buildings should be the one awarded to, Kamba Contribution Company Nigeria Limited.

The contractor, Engr. Khalil Raffoul also decried that they are eager to complete the renovation of the chamber for members of the 10th assembly to resume session but he is yet to be mobilized since promises were made to his company.

However, after our correspondence went around the state Assembly and also interviewed the staff from Kamba Company, they were complaining that they’re not politicians and either not partisan in politics so they want to complete the contract agreement which the government is yet to pay the funds but if that is made available today and tomorrow respectively.

We remain a neutral body as contractor to whatever business of politicking to accomplish the contract but due to delay in payment that hamper the progress of the job.

We don’t belong to APC or PDP as a contractor we are handling all Government contracts in Plateau State as the funds for the renovation exercise were awarded to the company by the Plateau State Government.

This Medium investigation revealed that the contract agreement was signed on 10th November,2023 were all the necessary documents were signed and scheduled for commencement on 15th November,2023 through the first Former Speaker. Rt .Hon.Nuhu Abok Ayuba .

The Senior Legislative Aide to Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang , Rt.Hon.Nuhu Abok Ayuba .

The Speaker,Rt.Hon. Daniel Sule the contractor wasn’t mobilized to the site to commence work as the contractor Based on the agreement reached the chamber roof zincs, light, members seats, and table seats all have been removed.

The staff applauded the report earlier credited to one Shittu Bamaiyi who clearly clarified that the contractor was denied payment in spite of the agreement contract signed with the presence Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang .

The statement explained further that the unnecessary delay in getting the job done was due to nonpayment of the agreement with the government.