Niger gov rejects Minna Airport runway over shoddy work

The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has rejected the construction work of the Minna Airport Runway saying it’s a shoddy job.

According to him, 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.

He then urged 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 forthcoming 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, 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.

Recall 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.

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