The Ekiti state government on Thursday announced plans to spend the sum of N1.9billion on the construction of a new governor’s office and High Court complex in Ado-Ekiti.
The state’s commissioner for works and transportation, Mrs Funmi Ogun made the disclosure during an open bidding for the two projects in Ado-Ekiti, reports Vanguard.
Mrs Ogun explained that the new Ekiti governor’s office and high court complex would give the state a face-lift in terms of infrastructure development. She added that when completed, both projects would add to the existing legacy projects of the present administration in the state.
According to her, the consultants’ proposed bill for the construction of the new governor’s office is N687, 028, 630.63 while that of the High Court Complex is N1, 299, 613, 897.60.
The contractors that bid for the new governor’s office project at the session included Vyouad Construction Company Limited, Tianjin Yuyang Construction Company and Goodek Ventures Limited.
Grid Associates Limited and Fovak Construction Limited, on the other hand, jostled for the contract to construct the high court complex.
Ogun said further: “What we are doing today confirms the transparency of our government. It shows that Governor Fayose is incurably committed to giving Ekiti a facelift and make Ado Ekiti capital city a real modern city. Ekiti will clock 20 years on October 1, 2016, and we have to embark on projects that will make Ekiti a developing state that can compete with other capital cities in terms of infrastructure.
“The High Court we are presently using was inherited from the old Ondo state and constructing a new one of our own will afford us the opportunity to put state-of-the-art equipment,” she added.
Notwithstanding the commissioner’s explanations, many observers may want to ask why the state which has for many months been unable to pay salaries is focusing on building a new governor’s office when the resources could be better applied to other urgent needs.
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