Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, yesterday, appealed to road contractors to return to sites and commence work without further delay, following approval of the 2016 budget. Fashola, at a meeting with over 20 construction firms, including Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, Arab Contractors, Dantata and Sawoe, Reynolds Construction, Stabilini, RCC, Gitto Construzioni and Setraco, among others, in Abuja, yesterday, assured the contractors that his ministry would soon begin to offset some of the debt owed them for projects executed across the country. The minister noted that his ministry would ensure the contractors got paid with the funds allocated to them in the 2016 budget soon Fashola said: “When the debts are paid, workers who were laid off by the construction companies would be recalled to work as soon as possible. “Very soon, in a matter of days, hopefully we will get some funding to disburse to you. What we hope to achieve is to hear from you what the problems are.” The minister explained that in disbursing the funds to the contractors, government had also extracted from them the commitment to go back to their respective sites, using the thousands of recalled workers to complete the projects. Source: Vanguard Read other news on www.splashfm1055.com

Hope there's money for salary

Na juju he use talk am

Dey av no option dan to go back to site, once u release funds to dem.