FG revokes Julius Berger’s road contract for recording 27 per cent progress in six years

The Federal Government has revoked a section of the Abuja-Kaduna highway contract being handled by Julius Berger

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced the revocation during a visit to inaugurate the rehabilitation of the highway at the Zuba area of the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday in Abuja.

The contract was awarded to Julius Berger in 2018 when former President Muhammadu Buhari was in power.

While the Kaduna-Zaria section has been completed and the Zaria-Kano section is almost done, the Abuja-Kaduna section has recorded 27 per cent progress in six years.

Speaking during the event, Umahi accused Julius Berger of playing politics with the highway to make the current administration look bad.

He said the company was seeking N1.5tn for the project, but it was reviewed to N740bn by the Federal Executive Council.