The minister gave the directive while inspecting the level of work on the project site in Makarfi Local Government area of Kaduna state on Saturday.
“You can see as we stand here, we started raining some little observations in the clips they are using. We asked them to use anti-theft clips so that they cannot be easily removed.
“Although this project has security challenges, we will collaborate with security to ensure we deliver the project to Nigerians in the shortest possible time,” the minister stated,” the Minister said. Earlier, the project coordinator of China Civil Engineering Construction Company, Mark Zoe said the project has reached 22.6 per cent level of completion.
The contractors however lamented security challenge in the area and asked for collaboration with the military, noting that even last two months, two of their staff were kidnapped along Tashar Yari in Makarfi Local Government area of Kaduna state.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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