The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has called for speedy completion of the 24.5km Wamba-Waiye-Dengi-Alizaga Hill Road to boost socio-economic activities and improve the standard of living of the people of the area.

Mr Jacob Kudu, Chairman of the House Committee on Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commssion (NASIEC), Multi-Lateral Cooperation and Community Development, made the call on Friday while inspecting road projects in Wamba and Akwanga LGAs.

The newsmen report that projects inspected include the 24.5km Wamba-Waiye-Dengi-Alizaga Hill road in Wamba LGA and the construction of 20.5km Buku-Kambre-Numa-Gona-Bayan Dutse-Andaha Road.

Others were the construction of 1.270km Low-Cost road with a spur at John Danboyi and Living Faith Church in Akwanga LGA.

The committee chairman said that when completed, the roads would improve the standard of living of the people and boost agricultural and socio-economic activities.

Kudu said the inspection visit was to ensure that contractors adhered to their project specifications and delivered quality work.

According to him, the work is okay, saying: “We are impressed with the quality of work, but there is a slow pace of work on the 24.5km Wamba-Waiye-Dengi-Alizaga Hill road.

“It is in view of this that I want to call for the speedy completion of the work for the benefit of our people.

“All we want is quality work  that the projects will benefit our people and stand the test of time.

“When completed, the road will improve the standard of living of the people and boost agricultural and socio-economic activities,” he said.

The committee chairman commended Gov. Abdullahi Sule for executing projects that have direct bearing on the lives of the people of the state.

Kudu lauded the contractors handling various projects for the good job done so far and called for their completion according to project specifications.

He also commended the Bureau for Supervising and ensuring that the right things were done by contractors.

The chairman promised the committee’s readiness to give the state government maximum support to succeed in project execution and other activities.

On their part, Mr. Housam Malaab, Managing Director (MD) of Rim Construction and Transportation Ltd, handling the construction of the 20.5km Buku-Kambre-Numa-Gona-Bayan Dutse-Andaha road.

Others according to him, are Mr. Nas’ud Ibrahim, Project Manager of Green Max International Ltd, handling the construction of the 1.270km Low-Cost road with a spur at John Danboyi and Living Faith Church in Akwanga LGA, spoke on the projects.

The contractors said the work would be done according to specifications.

The contractors also assured their readiness to deliver quality work.

Nas’ud Ibrahim, Project Manager of Green Max International Ltd, handling the construction of the 1.270km Low-Cost road with a spur at John Danboyi and Living Faith Church in Akwanga LGA, assured of quality work.

“You can see, we are doing quality work. The drainage is standard and good, and by God’s grace, we will maintain the standard.

“I also want to assure you that the work will be done according to specifications for the benefit of the people of Akwanga and others,” he said.

Ibrahim, however, appealed for more funds to complete the work according to its specifications.

Responding, Mohammed Sidi, Director-General of the Bureau for Rural Development, who led other management staff of the Bureau, appreciated Gov. Abdullahi Sule for awarding the contracts.

The D-G also thanked the committee and the house for the inspection tour aimed at ensuring that quality work was delivered.