The North East Development Commission has summoned the contractor responsible for the project at the Ningi Fistula Centre to Maiduguri, the headquarters of the commission, seeking answers regarding the progress and status of the project.

NEDC Managing Director/CEO, Mohammed G. Alkali, issued the directive over the weekend during an inspection visit to the Ningi Fistula Centre project site.

He queried the contractor for failing to meet the structure’s specifications, adding that there is a need for the contractor to report to the NEDC headquarters in Maiduguri to provide detailed explanations for the project delays and to rectify any anomalies.

Alkali explained the NEDC’s commitment to ensuring that the facilities are operational as soon as possible.

He stated the importance of equipping both the surgical ward and the skills acquisition centre to facilitate the treatment and rehabilitation of patients.

In another development, the Commission has officially handed over the newly constructed multi-million naira modern cattle market in Soro, Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, one year after its completion.

It was officially handed to the Bauchi State Government on Sunday.

While commissioning and handing over the market to Bauchi state Government through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Managing Director, Goni Alkali said that the market is designed to be a major source of revenue and employment for the people of the state.

He stressed on the importance of the market to the economic development of the North-East subregion considering that it is a major cattle market in the area.

While receiving the market, state governor, Bala Mohammed commended NEDC for the various interventions in the state saying that the state has benefited from the commission tremendously.

Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Yakubu Bello, the Governor said the market will go a long way in providing sources of employment for many people especially, Youths.

He added that it will also serve as a source of revenue generation for the community, LGA, and the state as a whole, assuring that the facility will be well maintained by the government.

Nation reports that the construction of the market began in 2021 when the contract was awarded by the NEDC with a one-year initial completion period but suffered a lot of setbacks before it was finally completed in 2023. (The Nation)

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