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Ekiti terminates N1b varsity’s internal road contract over contractor’s delay

Ekiti State Government has terminated the contract for the reconstruction of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI) internal roads awarded at over N1 billion.

According to the government, the contract was awarded to Messrs Peculiar Ultimate Concerns Limited on February 25, 2022, but the contractor failed to mobilise to site to commence work.

A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Value Orientation, Taiwo Olatunbosun, said that the termination of the contract was part of the decisions reached at the State Executive Council meeting held, yesterday, in Ado-Ekiti.

In a related development, the Council also approved N5.383 billion for the extension of works on the rehabilitation of Emure-Eporo-Ondo state Boundary Road.

According to Olatunbosun, the contract for the rehabilitation of Ikere-Ise-Emure-Eporo Road was awarded to Messrs. Dromo International Company Limited on December 11, 2023, at N2.590 billion, adding that due to the review of rates on contracts in the state, the contract was reviewed upward to N5.101 billion.

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