Group Chides Arab Contractors For Poor Work On Umuahia-PH Way

The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders has vowed to drag the multinational construction company, Arab Contractors before anti-graft agencies for what it on Saturday described as its shoddy work on the Umuahia – Port Harcourt Expressway.

The group in a statement made available to GWG lamented that portions of the road supposedly reconstructed by the company are in bad shape bringing to question the quality of the work done by the company.

In the statement signed by its president-general, Chief Goodluck Egwu Ibem and secretary-general, Comrade Kanice Igwe said: 

“It is very unfortunate to note that a road that is still under reconstruction by ARAB CONTRACTORS has so many potholes and failed portions that can cause serious damage to people’s cars and accidents.  In some portions of the road, the potholes were seen 7 days after asphalting.  

“There is no where in the world where this sought of broad daylight robbery and corruption is condoned and tolerated. What ARAB CONTRACTORS is doing on that road in the name of reconstruction is totally unacceptable and we condemn it in it’s entirety.

“We call on the federal minister of works and housing Barr. Babatunde Fashola to ensure that the road reconstruction is properly executed according to specifications and international standard of road construction. We demand proper supervision and monitoring to ensure the right thing is done on that road. 

“ARAB CONTRACTORS cannot come to deceive us here. What they are doing is a well calculated attempt to rob the people of South East of good quality road and democracy dividends of this administration. But their plot is dead on arrival. 

“Presently the country is facing economic challenges, we don’t have resources to waste hence we demand that they execute the road construction according to international standard. 

“Osisioma junction of that express road is nothing to write home about. Though it has not been reconstructed but that particular portion is so bad that motorists spend 3 to 4 hours on traffic just to pass through that junction.  

“We demand that ARAB CONTRACTORS do the needful in that place by making it passable for motorists plying that road. 

“If after 30 days of this release and nothing is done, we will storm their office to press home our demands. We therefore call on ICPC, Economic Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and other relevant authorities to immediately probe this broad daylight brazen corruption on Nigerian soil.”

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