Bago rejects Minna Airport runway, says work below standard
The Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has rejected the construction work of the Minna Airport runway saying it’s poor.
He said the contractor did not meet the required standard of the contract despite the funds he had received.
The Governor who was at the Airport on Wednesday to assess the newly reconstructed runway , was visibly unhappy. He expressed dissatisfaction over the quality of work done at the runway of Minna Airport.
He then charged the contractor to immediately return to the site and fix the runway to the agreed standard as the State gears up to receive guests for the upcoming Green Economy Summit slated for the 24th and 25th of October, 2023.
The Governor was accompanied by his Deputy, Comrade Yakubu Garba, the Managing Director, of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Kabir Yusuf Muhammad, the Chairman House Committee on Aviation Abdullahi Idris Garba and some members of the State Executive Council.
Our correspondent reports that the runway project is a Federal government project awarded by the last administration.
The contractor handling the runway project had during one of the Governor’s inspection visits, assured to deliver standard work in mid-August, 2023.
