Governor Sheriff Oborevwori says any contractor who executes shoddy jobs in the Delta would be sanctioned and blacklisted by his administration.

Mr Oborevwori, who said this late Tuesday while inspecting projects within Asaba, also said sanctions would be meted out to site engineers who were okay with shoddy jobs for payment.

The governor, who frowned at the poor quality drainage executed by the contractor handling the 6.5-kilometre Achalla-Ibusa Road, a state government project, said his administration would not tolerate any shoddy job.

He disclosed that his decision to inspect the project stemmed from unsatisfactory feedback he had received from individuals whom he had previously sent to evaluate the project.

He said his administration would prioritise road inspection in 2025, as his goal remained to ensure quality road projects worthy of commissioning were constructed in Delta.

The Delta governor said, “This year, we are starting with more inspections. The work on Achalla-Ibusa Road is bad, very bad. I have told the commissioner and the director that we cannot accept the drainage.

“The poor drainage will not affect the stone basing and the asphalting of the road; so, the contractor can continue by taking advantage of the dry season.”

He explained that this would serve as a warning to other contractors.

“There is no contract work that I will not go and inspect. If you do bad work, we will not pay you. Even if we have paid you, the site engineer will be in trouble.

“This government will not tolerate a situation where site engineers connive with contractors to deliver substandard projects. If you want to please me or be my friend as a contractor, do a good job; if you don’t do a good job as a contractor, you can’t be my friend,” the governor stressed.

The governor also mentioned that his administration would not spend money on projects that would not give value to Delta residents.

“Starting this January, I have committed to personally inspecting projects, not just in Asaba but across all 25 local government areas. Any contractor who fails to report to their site or delay the work will face contract revocation. We will reassign such projects to those willing to deliver.

“Our terrain requires us to maximise the dry season for construction. Over the next four months, we aim to complete and commission a significant number of projects.

“By the time we reach two years in office, we want to celebrate substantial progress across multiple sectors, including roads, health, and education,” the governor added.

He also mentioned that Delta people “have not seen projects yet.”

“There are lots of projects coming. We are going to award more projects this year across all sectors,” the governor stated.

Mr Oborevwori also inspected the recently completed two-kilometre road leading to the 63 Brigade Barracks of the Nigerian Army in Aboh-Ogwashi.

(NAN)