{"id":38442,"date":"2021-11-27T04:15:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T04:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=38442"},"modified":"2021-11-27T04:15:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T04:15:41","slug":"frc-verifies-nigerias-capital-projects-in-north-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/frc-verifies-nigerias-capital-projects-in-north-east\/","title":{"rendered":"FRC verifies Nigeria\u2019s capital projects in North-East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) has embarked on physical verification and inspection of selected Federal Government projects (completed and on-going) in the North-East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by Mr Bede Anyanwu, Head, Strategic Communications, the exercise is to evaluate and ensure strict compliance with the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA), 2007 in the planning and execution of Federal Government capital projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also said that the exercise which was on-going across the country was to ensure adherence to the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Mohammed Zailani, leader of the North \u2013East verification team, said that the exercise covered projects spread across the works, health sectors, Nigeria Correctional Service and the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that the main purpose of the exercise was to confirm the existence of the projects, the amount so far expended and the level of work done at the site to ensure they were commensurate with the amounts paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the projects verified are: the Mayo Belwa- Jada- Ganye- Touga road in Adamawa which the contract was awarded to Triacta Nigeria Limited at the sum of N22.699 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the statement, the project which is on-going has achieved almost 51 per cent completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also verified was the Tumu \u2013 Pindiga- Kashere (Gombe State)- Futuk- Yalo (Bauchi State) Bashar Dengi (Plateau) Road undergoing rehabilitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe contract was awarded to Rockbridge Construction Ltd. at the total sum of N3.536&nbsp; billion and the project is substantially completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cConstruction of concrete story building cellblock at Yola custodial centre awarded to Iskat Design Ltd. at the sum of N209.3 million is almost 70 per cent completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOther projects verified by the team include the construction of Truma centre phase 111 awarded to Aswad Investres at the sum of N108.3 million,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement added that the project was 100 per cent completed and already being used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FRC verification team, however, observed that proper feasibility studies were not carried out on the road projects site before embarking on them, thereby leading to variations and revision of contract and most projects exceeding their expected completion periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome of the road projects were poorly supervised, some of the contractors had serious challenges of insecurity and some of the projects had no consultants to monitor the progress and quality of the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMaintenance of roads should begin as soon as the projects are completed in order to stem dilapidation and extra cost of reconstruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlso, institutions should ensure that the Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP) requirements and standards are strictly adhered to in the award of contracts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exercise is in accordance with the FRC\u2019s power and mandate of promoting prudent and transparent fiscal management in Nigeria as contained in sections 2 (1a) and 30 of the FRA.<\/p>\n\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-38442\" data-postid=\"38442\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-38442 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) has embarked on physical verification and inspection of selected Federal Government projects (completed and on-going) in the North-East. 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