{"id":154087,"date":"2025-03-05T18:07:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T17:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/okpebholo-threatens-termination-of-road-contracts-over-alleged-slow-pace-of-work"},"modified":"2025-03-10T23:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T22:32:13","slug":"okpebholo-threatens-termination-of-road-contracts-over-alleged-slow-pace-of-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/okpebholo-threatens-termination-of-road-contracts-over-alleged-slow-pace-of-work","title":{"rendered":"Okpebholo threatens termination of road contracts over alleged slow pace of work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has threatened to terminate contracts awarded to contractors over the slow pace of work.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST reports that Governor Okpebholo issued the warning on Wednesday during the inspection of some ongoing road and drainage projects in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The governor, who was unhappy with the slow pace of work, urged contractors handling ongoing projects across the state to step up and work according to specifications and agreed timelines or risk termination of their contracts.<\/p>\n<p>He specifically frowned at the slow progress in the Orior-Ozolua community in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area, where residents complained that the contractor was usually not on-site.<\/p>\n<p>At the Orior-Ozolua community, a resident identified as Mr. Sylvester Igbinovia complained to the governor about the contractor\u2019s slow pace of work on the road and drainage projects.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cMr Governor, this contractor is just too slow on this job. They close before 2 p.m. when they are on-site, but most of the time, they are not on-site. They are here today, Your Excellency; I am sure they know that you are coming, which is why they are here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Igbinovia and other members of the community, while commending the Monday Okpebholo-led government for remembering them, alleged that the last administration had forgotten about their existence.<\/p>\n<p>Following the complaint, the governor, who personally inspected the thickness of the drainage at the Orior-Ozolua community, expressed displeasure that the contractor did not meet the project specifications.<\/p>\n<p>He instructed the contractor to do the right thing or risk having the contract terminated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy did you reduce the width of the drain? You reduced it on both sides. Look at my face. If you are not doing the right thing and not working according to specifications, I can revoke the contract at any moment without fear or favor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need you to do a quality job. The resources belong to the people and must be utilized effectively and efficiently,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The governor and his entourage inspected the ongoing road and drainage projects at Orior-Ozolua Community, Orior Uteh Palace Road, New Uteh Road, Ekiuwa Quarters, and Upper Ekenhuan open drain by the Nigerian Army Cantonment, among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has threatened to terminate contracts awarded to contractors over the slow pace of work. DAILY POST reports that Governor Okpebholo issued the warning on Wednesday during the inspection of some ongoing road and drainage projects in the state. The governor, who was unhappy with the slow pace [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":154086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254,12790],"class_list":["post-154087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria","tag-okpebholo"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Okpebholo threatens termination of road contracts over alleged slow pace of work - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has threatened to terminate contracts awarded to contractors over the slow pace of ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/okpebholo-threatens-termination-of-road-contracts-over-alleged-slow-pace-of-work\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Okpebholo threatens termination of road contracts over alleged slow pace of work\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has threatened to terminate contracts awarded to contractors over the slow pace of ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/okpebholo-threatens-termination-of-road-contracts-over-alleged-slow-pace-of-work\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-05T17:07:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-10T22:32:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1741186037.690735.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/okpebholo-threatens-termination-of-road-contracts-over-alleged-slow-pace-of-work#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/okpebholo-threatens-termination-of-road-contracts-over-alleged-slow-pace-of-work\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Okpebholo threatens termination of road contracts over alleged slow pace of work\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-05T17:07:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-10T22:32:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/okpebholo-threatens-termination-of-road-contracts-over-alleged-slow-pace-of-work\"},\"wordCount\":384,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/okpebholo-threatens-termination-of-road-contracts-over-alleged-slow-pace-of-work#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/sm_1741186037.690735.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\",\"Okpebholo\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/okpebholo-threatens-termination-of-road-contracts-over-alleged-slow-pace-of-work#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/okpebholo-threatens-termination-of-road-contracts-over-alleged-slow-pace-of-work\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/okpebholo-threatens-termination-of-road-contracts-over-alleged-slow-pace-of-work\",\"name\":\"Okpebholo threatens termination of road contracts over alleged slow pace of work - 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