During an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, residents of Abuja lamented the government’s low turn-up on the ongoing construction of the Apo-Karshi road that commenced years ago. Thus, the residents have called on President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to complete the Apo-Karshi road before the due time of the President’s regime. They further urge that the contractor in charge of carrying out the project should be remobilized back to the site to complete the job.
The Apo-Karshi Road project was commissioned to Kakatar Limited, an indigenous company, in 2011, with a completion period of 20 months. Meanwhile, it’s been over 11 years, and the project is yet to be completed. A worker at a federal ministry in Garki, Malam Hussein Ahmed, who also pushed for the road completion, stated that the government should consider the condition and health of the road commuters by ensuring the road construction is completed this time around.
A resident faults the state masterplan for the road congestion.
According to Mr Silas Nwachukwu, a timber dealer at Kugbo, the congestion on the road has caused several incidents and unfortunate occurrences where many lives and property were lost. He added that the incident occurrence, particularly during rush hour alone, was enough reason for the government to complete the construction. Also, an engineer who wishes to remain anonymous argues that the only way to address the congestion on Nyanya road is to construct an alternative.
Furthermore, Nwachukwu, who complained that the majority of the civil servants, workers and other residents commute the route simultaneously, causing congestion on the road, faulted the state masterplan for such occurrences. He encourages the administration to complete the road to demonstrate the last of its filial duty of ensuring a good working environment for the workers. Before the government moves its offices away from the city centre to other area councils, the Apo-Karshi road must be completed, Nwachukwu added.
The contractor was constrained by increased cost of tools and materials.
He, therefore, advocated that the road be made on a dual carriageway to address future expansions in the territory. However, Chris Ihedigbo, the site engineer of Kakatar, explains that the company was constrained in completing the project due to the high cost of tools and materials in the market. He stated that the company is ready to complete the project once the state administration agrees to the adjustment in the cost of the project.
Ihedigbo added that the company has received a green light on the state administration’s intention to complete the project before leaving office in May. He assures that once the variation is settled with the government, the project will be completed in 90 days. Moreover, Ihedigbo noted that the biggest hurdle was the vast hills that constituted an obstruction to the road, which has been looked into, and work would begin in earnest. Despite the level of work, some residents have been commuting the road like that.
Vandalism also contributed to the cause that delayed the project.
In addition, the site engineer also attributed the cause of the delay in the project to vandalism on the equipment and tools used in the process. He noted that these machines/tools stolen are worth millions of Naira. It is notable that months ago, the Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) summoned contractors handling the Karshi-Ara and extension of the Karshi-Apo Road in the FCT, over failure to complete the project at the agreed time of 20 months as specified in the contract. The contractors claim that the material cost is now much higher than when it was commissioned in 2011.
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Residents call for Apo-Karshi Road completion – The project was commissioned in 2011, making it 11 year on the project. – Express your point of view.
Can the government ensure the apo – Kashi road is behind done quickly and earnestly. It will help facilitate easy transportation of people from one place to another.
Residents call for Apo-Karshi Road completion.This issues of delay in completion in Nigeria road is general problem in the country. Nigerian Government can delay road and other projects do to their selfish reasons
This is a long term project, this road should done since it is expected to be done since all this while the road is not comfortable with the people living there and there comfortable really matter for transportation process
There has always been issue concerning completion of projects in Nigeria. I hope for the completion of this particular one because it will help facilitate easy transportation from one place to another.
Constructing a road project for 11 years is too bad to hear. Government needs to ensure the completion of this road before they leave office.
The locals have made a request to President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, requesting that the Apo-Karshi road be finished before the end of the President’s term in office.
It is necessary to get the contractor who is in charge of carrying out the project back to the location where it is being carried out in order to finish the task.
Why start the project then abandon it? It’s becoming a default mode of operation with Nigeria projects. Especially road construction. We can do better
Many factors are responsible to slow completion of many roads construction and rehabilitation in the country and the most well pronounced of the problem is corruption.In a situation whereby a contractor is mobilise and 50% of the total cost of the project is been use to bribe the people that are charge of awarding the contract.
By ensuring that the road work is finished this time around, the government can ensure that the conditions and health of those who commute by road are taken into consideration.
The congestion on the road has led to a number of terrible situations and occurrences that have resulted in the loss of many lives and items of property.
The overcrowding on the road has led to a number of terrible situations and occurrences, which have resulted in the loss of many lives and items of property. He went on to say that the incidence of the incident
It has been blamed on the state masterplan for the fact that the majority of inhabitants, including public servants, workers, and other residents, commute along the same route at the same time, which results in congestion on the road.
Vandalism committed against the machinery and items that were essential to the completion of the project was the root cause of the delay in its completion.
In Nigeria, there have always been problems with project completion. This specific one’s completion is something I’m hoping for because it will make moving about easier.
State government are very fond of abandoning project once they’re term ends. The government that take over from his predecessor will rather start a new project than concluding old project ones.
Can you imaging that a road project has being abandoned for 11 years right there in Abuja the federal capital. Buhari administration need to rise up to the occasion and make sure that that project is completely before the end of his term.