The Plateau government has mobilised contractors to complete legacy projects abandoned by the previous  administration, Samuel Jatau, the secretary to the state government, has disclosed.

Mr Jatau told journalists in Mangu on Tuesday that the projects had been renamed ‘special intervention projects’.

Mr Jatau, who led other government officials to the project sites in Mangu, Pankshin and Barkin Ladi LGAs, said that the projects were scattered across the 17 local councils.

“They were initially valued at slightly above N29 billion and later reviewed to N52 billion. When the Governor Caleb Mutfwang  administration came on board in 2023, it constituted an audit committee to look into the projects with a view to completing them.

“Our aim is to ensure that all abandoned projects are completed and put to use for the benefit of our people. So, work has resumed at various sites with contractors and consultants appointed to oversee each of the three senatorial zones. We want quality service delivery to ensure value for money,” he said.

Mr Jatau said that some of the projects, upon completion, would be handed over to Federal Government agencies.

He listed federal institutions expected to use the projects as the Federal Polytechnic, Shendam, and the National Open University of Nigeria, while those in Mangu and Jos East would be delivered to the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps as training schools.

“The idea is to support the federal government outfits to operate with ease in the state,” he explained.

Mr Jatau further said that the projects, which would be completed in phases, would be ready for use by August. He promised that all the projects would be completed, with key ones already identified for the first phase.

According to him, N14 billion will be required to complete the first phase.

(NAN)