22nd August, 2017
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Education has tasked the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to ensure full execution of school projects.
The Chairman, Assembly Committee on Education, Science and Technology, Mr Daniel Ogazi, gave the task while inspecting selected school projects in Kokona Local Government Area of the state.
Ogazi (APC-Kokona East) enjoined the board to adopt an effective supervision of all the ongoing school projects to ensure quality work by contractors.
He warned that the legislature would reject any sub-standard building and roofing materials used by any contractor, advising that they should ensure that work was done according to specification.
The lawmaker faulted the roofing design of three blocks of classrooms at Bokoko Local Education Authority (LEA), promising to draw attention of the consultant of the project for redress.
He also advised contractors handling different projects in the state to ensure quick delivery of quality work.
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“The committee will continue to embark on its oversight functions to ensure quality work by contractors to justify government’s huge investment in the education sector.
“I want to use this medium to advise the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and contractors handling school projects against shoddy work and other sharp practices.
“We are tasking the state Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) on effective supervision of all ongoing schools projects to ensure that quality work is done by contractors.
“We are not going to fold our hands and watch contractors or anybody to sabotage the efforts of government in improving the standard of education.
“We will reject any sub-standard job in the interest of the education sector and the overall development of the state,’’ he said.
He reiterated the commitment of the legislators to the enactment of people oriented laws that would fast track the development of the state.
The committee chairman called on the people of the area to continue to live in peace and tolerate one another irrespective of ethnic, religious and political affiliation.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the committee inspected school projects at Maisori and Bokoko, all in Kokona local government area of the state.