NSUBEB Chairman suspends two contracts over low quality jobs in Nasarawa

By David Odama

The Executive Chairman, Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board, NSUBEB, Dr Kassim Muh’d Kassim has ordered the suspension of two contracts at LGEA primary school Aloshi over low quality of jobs

Dr Kassim announced the suspension Tuesday when he paid an unscheduled monitoring visit to some of the contracts awarded for the renovation and construction of primary schools across the State.

At LGEA primary school Aloshi where he arrived at 8:49am, Dr Kassim directed the contractor, Baba Sisters engineering to poll down immediately the Pillar not fixed from the the foundation of the building and replant another pillar from the root of the building l

At the same vein the Chairman directed another Contractor Namairo and Sons to suspend his work as well and pull down the ceiling used in the building and replaced it with Brazil which is included in the award letter or else his balance will not be paid, adding that the Brazil brand is there in the specification.

The NSUBEB chairman also revoked another contract for building of a school where the contractor use pillars at the middle of the building instead of starting from the ground, ordering the contractor to bring down the building and start the pillars from the ground.

“Please bring down this building and start the pillars from the ground, I want to see the process and monitor it strictly to the end, you can’t put pillars in the middle of the building, such won’t last and may collapse posing a big threat to pupils” he said

” My administration will not condone shoddy jobs. I won’t accept sub standard work and any contractor found doing such is at his or her risk as funds for such will not be paid until the right thing is done ” I have included all the materials to be used in the award letters i issued and failure to follow my instructions attract consequence” he said