Mowire: Hitech alleged to be owned by Tinubu. Is it so difficult to find out the ownership of the coy from CAC?!
Besides what's the issue with the coy winning contract in all ACN controlled states, is JB/RCC/Arab Con/etc not gettin Fed&state contracts all over the country (even ones not bidded 4)?
Issue should be: are they doing quality jobs?

take dat: In as much as I am not in support of cronyism but I am yet to see any construction giant in Nigeria that does not have an individual with political clout and interest behind them. Our source of concern should be if the so called company is capable or not and if it is then there is no need for apprehension. The Chagoury's are behind Hi Tech and there are friends to politicians from both PDP and ACN!

afam4eva: What i find annoying is when the ACN accuses the PDP of being corrupt when they're worse than the people they accuse. Hypocrisy is the name of the game.

afam4eva: What i find annoying is when the ACN accuses the PDP of being corrupt when they're worse than the people they accuse. Hypocrisy is the name of the game.

ilugunboy:

Why are you fond of doing this?

Where did you see corruption on this post? Did you see due process not been followed in the award of the contract? You are always quick to jump to judgement when ever ACN comes up.

take dat: In as much as I am not in support of cronyism but I am yet to see any construction giant in Nigeria that does not have an individual with political clout and interest behind them. Our source of concern should be if the so called company is capable or not and if it is then there is no need for apprehension. The Chagoury's are behind Hi Tech and there are friends to politicians from both PDP and ACN!

eGuerrilla:

I beg to disagree @take dat.
The problem with cronyism is that it often attends important events in the company of a twin brother known to be anything but transparent.
What is more, that dreaded twin will go to any length to ensure any tendering/bidding process put in place is comprised.

afam4eva:
Due process was followed and Tinubu always comes out tops. Clap for yourself. If all the PDP contract had been awarded to a PDP member now, ya'll would have been calling for Jonathan's head.

ilugunboy:

Your generalization is legendary.

Mention the jobs that have been bid for so far and Tinubu coming on top on all or else drop it....you always accuse without any shred of prove to back up your accusation..

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Established in 1988, Hitech is currently one of the leading Building & Civil Engineering Contractors in Nigeria. In addition to headquarters offices in Lagos, we have regional offices located in Abuja, Ibadan and Benin City.

The combination of on-site professional management and office-based engineering, design and planning staff, equipped with advanced computerised facilities, has enabled Hitech to maintain itself in the forefront of Construction and Engineering Technology in Nigeria.

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Founded in 1971 by Gilbert R. Chagoury and Ronald Chagoury, the Chagoury Group is headquartered in West Africa.[1] The portfolio of activities include construction and property development, flour mills, water bottling and purification, glass manufacturing, insurance, hotels, furniture manufacturing, telecommunications, transportation, IT, catering and international financing.
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Projects include the Eko Atlantic City, located next to Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria.[2][3] The project will be built on reclaimed land that has been lost to coastal erosion.[4][5]
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The Grands Moulins du Bénin Flour Mill began production in 1972 and now produces 250 metric tons of wheat flour per day, with wheat imported from France and the USA.[6]
Projects include: Port Harcourt Flour Mills; Ideal Flour Mills; Nigerial Eagle Flour Mills; Niger Delta Flour Mills; Tin Can Island; Ragolis Waters; Glassforce; Pirotech; Silhouette Furniture.
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C & C Construction Company Limited was the first company within the construction division of the Chagoury Group of companies. Projects completed include: Ideal Flour Mills; Nigerian Eagle Flour Mills; Tin Can Island Grain Receiving Facility and associated Storage Silos; The State Security Headquarters Building in Abuja, Nigeria; A housing, school and leisure complex for Elf Petroleum Nigeria Limited; a foreshore development project in Osborne Road, Ikoyi. Current projects include: Ocean Parade Towers, a luxury residential development on Banana Island in Lagos Lagoon; The Nigerian Defence Academy.
ITB Construction is a civil engineering and construction company headquartered in Lagos and has a regional facility in Abuja. The company focuses on the construction of residential and industrial buildings. The company also manufactures pilings and provides electro-mechanical services and product, including generators. Completed projects include: The National Assembly Complex in Abuja; A residential development project of 13 floors on Victoria Island; and the design and construction of a staff housing complex of 800 units for client ALSCON's Aluminium Smelter Plant. Current projects include: Intercontinental Hotel on Victoria Islandwith 19 floors this will be the tallest building on the island); a new HQ for Magnum Trust Bank of Nigeria; and the new headquarters and office complex for TOTAL oil company in Port Harcourt.
Hitech Construction was founded in 1988, the civil engineering company specializes in general infrastructure projects including road works, street lighting, railways, drainage systems, bridges, dams, earthworks, asphalt overlay, water supply, irrigation schemes, dredging, and marine installations. Hitech's clients include: the Aluminium Smelting Company of Nigeria; the Federal Ministry of Works; Abia State Government; Bayelsa State Government; Lagos State Government; and Nigerian Breweries PLC.
Completed projects include a sea wall along Bar Beach, on Victoria Island. This is the first project of its kind in Africa to use advanced 'x-blocs', enormous x-shaped concrete blocks designed to dissipate the energy of waves.

Demdem:
As long as a pretty good job will be done, i simply cant fault this. Besides other companies are involved so why this cry

afam4eva:
I just hope you will make the same statement when it has to do with the federal PDP government.

U tell me where HITECH has been found wanting in any project being awarded to them? They arent perfect but they are noted to be doing great quality jobs. In contrast, for instance SETRACO (MR fix it and co company). These fools have been on east west road for years doing nothing and yet collecting billions every year.

Look, humans (politicians) are behind these companies, be it PDP, ACN or whatever. i will have no problem with any company that deliver any quality job on schedule. Thats the difference.

On this basis, i think HITECH should be given more jobs

Gbawe: Guys, let us raise our game. We can have our political differences but all of us, so called well-educated folks, let our Nation down if all we contribute is talk and automatic reaction that shows we don't read, think or challenge ourselves mentally. The Companies we should all have a problem with are new start-up Companies, often 'fronts' created specifically to gain lucrative contract, with no capacity,history of specialisation or competence to do the job they have been given - not HITECH that has operated well in Nigeria since 1988 with no proof Tinubu owns the Company. The person who mentioned the Chaghoury's is more on track in my opinion - and these cats are everywhere in Africa to be beyond any singular politician.

Any one interested should go to the Companies website to see their work. This is the sort of common sense logic some of us deliver here only for the OP and his ilk to begin foaming at the mouth shouting ACN hypocrite and saying we worship Tinubu when it is obvious there is absolutely nothing wrong with asking grown men to use their head and do some basic research before speaking, instead of hating blindly and enduringly . Personally, I am pragmatic enough about the reality of Nigeria to the extent I do not have issues with any established Company , regardless of its ownership, as long as said company has a proven and pertinent history of delivering results. By all account, HITECH appears a company capable of winning construction bids on its own merit and we should stop the intellectual laziness insinuating otherwise.

http://www.hitech-company.com/

afam4eva:
Due process was followed and Tinubu always comes out tops. Clap for yourself. If all the PDP contract had been awarded to a PDP member now, ya'll would have been calling for Jonathan's head.

eGuerrilla:

@Gbawe,
You started off well by asking that we elevate the discussion.
But I am surprised you are prepared to go out on limb for a company that, by your own admission, has some connection with the Chaghourys.

I think you've set the bar dangerously low by dismissing questions others have about a bidding process - with a wave of unperturbed pragmatism - simply because a particular company has a proven history.

@All, it is at times like this that I feel Nigeria's slow adoption of open government needs to be called into question.

Gbawe:



Guy, let us call a spade a spade. I would think you are one of those who know my opinion well enough here to understand I am pragmatic. That pragmatism comes from experience gained operating in Africa and moving beyond uninformed idealism. In fact I am currently in West Africa and everything is always the same with a Lebanese possessing the 'right calibration' being able to grow into a Chagoury while our PHD holders remain rigid folks given to [size=13pt]over-intellectualising everything without providing solutions[/size]. They end up driving buses or leading nations astray while those without first degrees build conglomerates because they realise what matter and what does not - such as the patent mischief of this article.

Gbawe:
How does HITECH fall short in this respect for you or anyone else to the extent you can embrace the 'favouritism' submission of those who deliberately lied about the ownership of the company?