FCT Minister Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has directed the contractor handling the construction of new residences for presiding officers of the National Assembly to complete the houses before May 29, 2015.
The Minister who gave this directive during the inspection tour of the national houses said that the completion would coincide with the new dispensation of the National Assembly.
Mohammed insisted that the project is of priority to the Federal Government and that is why all outstanding certificates are being paid without any delay.
The Minister emphasized that the FCT Administration would do everything possible to meet its own financial obligations to ensure that the houses are delivered on record time.
He revealed that the approximately N24 billion National Houses’ scope of the work include the residences of the Senate President with Banquet Hall; Speaker of the House of Representatives with Banquet Hall; Deputy President of the Senate and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Senator Mohammed further revealed that each residential compound comprises a 5-Bedroom Main Building with a Swimming Pool and Lawn Tennis Court, 3-Bedroom Residence for ADC, 3-Bedroom Guest House, 4-Bedroom Staff Quarters and a Gate House.
His words: “There are provision of common facilities such as Chapel, Mosque, General Gate House and utilities”.
The Minister also inspected the Vice President’s House under construction and employed the contractor to double its efforts to deliver the project; assuring that his Administration is determined to iron out all the knotty issues of variation due to the additional work on the project.
Mohammed was also at the United Nations Building, which is being rehabilitated due to the unfortunate incident of Bomb attack.
He pleaded with the contractor to as a matter of urgency complete the project; stressing that even the angle of corporate social responsibility should be able to motivate the contractor.
The Minister promised to sit down with the representatives of the United Nations and the contractors to find ways of handling the new additional work that include the security and furniture.
Mariam Sissoko who received the Minister and his entourage at the UN House on behalf of the Country’s UN Agencies Coordinator, Daudou Toure thanked the Minister for his concern and the support received so far by the government.
Julius Berger Nigeria Plc is the construction firm handling all these projects.
Meanwhile, the Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Adamu Ismaila, the Chief of Staff to the Minister, Mohammed Abubakar Sadiq, the Directors of Engineering Services and the Public Building were on the entourage of the FCT Minister.
