The Delta State Government
has taken steps to end the continued menace among restive youths over project
execution in the State.
Chief James Augoye, the
State Commissioner for Works who confirmed the state government’s steps to
curtail the process of the youths in the host projects communities, told our
reporter that: “it has been a major problem to the state government, these idle
youths often harass contractors, disrupt projects execution in their
communities, they demand N5, 000 or the contractor will not work” disclosing
that special security committee had been constituted to bring to book any of
the youths caught in the act.
He said that while the
activities of these youths last, the contractors are in most times subjected to
inhuman act, and confiscation of their working equipment on their refusal to
part with N5, 000 for each of the youths almost on daily basis.
Chief Augoye however
described the continued extortion among the youths on the contractors handling
various project works across the state as criminal and barbaric, stating that
recent measures adopted by the state government would help to reduce the
excesses.
Saying 208 roads in 866
kilometers have been constructed by the state government between 2015/2018, the
Commission explained that the figures did not include the inherited projects,
adding that a whopping sum of N215 billion was expended.
On construction of
Ughelli-Afiesere-Ofuoma road, the Commissioner explained that the construction
of the road 8.5km, will ease the difficulties experienced when travelling from
the Ughelli area to Isiokolo, Abraka and other communities in the part of the
state; adding that the project was awarded to Messrs CCC Nigeria Limited at the
contract sum N1, 743, 871, 106, 25.
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