The Federal Ministry of Works has terminated contract numbers 6,136, 6,137 and 6,138 with Mothercat Ltd, Dantata & Sawoe Construction Ltd and RCC Ltd, respectively. The projects affected by the termination are the dualization of Obajana - Benin road, section II in Kogi/Edo State; the dualization of Obajana – Benin road, section III in Edo State and the dualization of Obajana – Benin road section IV in Edo State.
The statement read: “The projects which were awarded on 3rd December, 2012, were advertently abandoned by the contractors and no genuine commitment or good faith was shown towards executing the projects after accepting the considerations offered by the Federal Government and thereby exposing the road users to untold hardship due to the deplorable condition of the projects.