The Ekiti State Coordinator, Rural Entry and Agricultural Advertising Mission, Sunday Adunmo, stated that about N71.5m has been paid as compensation to farmers and different individuals affected by its rural street tasks.
Adunmo, who spoke in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Thursday throughout a chat with journalists, stated that RAAMP would quickly start the improve of 5 rural roads initiated in 2021.
The venture coordinator listed the 5 pilot roads for improve as Itaji-Orisunmibare street, Iyin – Odo Oro – Aroto street, In the past Aduloju – Kajola street, Imesi -Kosomolate – Ipole street, and Ogotun – Alagbede street.
He stated, “We’ve paid N71.481m as compensation to farmers and individuals affected in 12 of the 13 rural street building contracts that RAAMP awarded within the state in July.
“The contractors have accomplished bush clearing on the 12 roads the place compensations had been paid.
“There was a delay within the fee of compensation to farmers on Igbole – Egan – Osi – Iropora street following the necessity for revalidation of the affected individuals therefore the shortcoming of the contractor to start bush clearing”.
Adunmo stated that progress report on the 13 street contracts awarded in July, confirmed totally different percentages of labor finished by every of the contractors.
He hailed the contractors dealing with Oye – Are Street and Ben Folarin -Omisanjana – Oke Aso street for his or her work tempo which he stated had gotten to concrete works; expressing hope that Oye – Are street may very well be accomplished inside 12 months ought to the contractor proceed work at that quick tempo
He stated, “There isn’t a room for shoddy jobs as the continuing building works are being monitored by the Mission Monitoring Committee and the varied businesses of presidency accountable for venture monitoring”.
Whereas talking on the financial advantages of the venture to Ekiti individuals, the Mission Coordinator revealed that every one the contractors had been using each expert and unskilled labour from the varied venture benefitting communities.