Ralph Omololu Agbana, Lokoja

The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise has decried the quality of materials and slow pace of work at Nigeria Customs Service Training College/ Federal Operating Unit (FOU) at Iperu-Ilishan-Remo, Ogun II Command.

Consequently, the Chairman of the House Committee, Leke Abejide (Yagba Federal Constituency, Kogi State) has recommended the immediate replacement and probe of the contractors, CBC Global.

The order of inquiry on the project followed a resolution during the visit by members of the committee to the construction site on Tuesday to interface with the contractors and inspect the project.

The committee also investigated the work done, the amount received by the contractor, and the quality of materials.

The contract for the construction of Nigeria Customs Service Training College was awarded at the cost of about N200billion, with a duration of 36 months, out of which the contractors have spent 18 months on site.

The committee observed that the work done so far and the quality of materials used signified that the contractor was incapable of executing the project.

Abejide stated: “The rate at which the slow pace of work is going on, there is no way they can meet up with the time frame, also the quality of the blocks being used for the construction is very low therefore, they will be invited to the national assembly to appear before the committee.”