The Enugu State government has restructured its project monitoring and evaluation teams.

The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chidiebere Onyia, stated this in Enugu on Saturday during an interactive meeting with contractors handling Smart Schools and Type II Primary Health Care facilities in the state.

Mr Onyia said the objective of restructuring the teams was to ensure that all goals and objectives which the projects set to achieve at the inception are attained.

The SSG explained that it was also to ensure that all projects were completed with the best standards and within the agreed time frame.

He disclosed that three sets of monitoring and evaluation teams had been established for this exercise.

According to him, these include a five-man team of local government technical staff listed by the head of personnel management, Enugu State Universal Basic Education board.

Others are the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Project Development Implementation, and the SSG, all commissioners and special advisers on revenue.

Mr Onyia warned that any contractor doing shoddy jobs or compromising qualities would be penalised.

He stressed that ministry staff must review and certify every stage of work, checking every milestone to meet the standard before proceeding to the next level.

Earlier, the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Gerald Otiji, advised the contractors to take responsibility for their projects and work to attain Governor Peter Mbah’s desired dream.

The contractors, including Chinedu Ani, Ugochukwu Nnaji, and Jude Olijioh, promised to ensure the quality and timely delivery of the projects in a cost-effective manner.

They attested their obligation to the state and people of ‘Ndi Enugu’ and not just as contractors for profit.

(NAN)