CHIKUN/KAJURU REP, HON. FIDELIX BAGUDU, ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS TO STRENGTHEN INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE. (PHOTO).

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  Chikun/Kajuru Rep, Hon. Fidelix Bagudu, Announces New Appointments To Strengthen Inclusive Governance The Honourable Member representing the Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Hon. Fidelix Joseph Bagudu, has announced a wide-ranging list of new appointments aimed at deepening inclusive governance and enhancing representation across the constituency. The appointments, which take immediate effect, were unveiled in alignment with Kaduna State Governor Senator Uba Sani’s commitment to participatory governance. According to the lawmaker’s office, the list reflects deliberate efforts to ensure fair representation of all wards, communities, and interest groups across Chikun and Kajuru Local Government Areas (LGAs). A statement issued by the Media and Publicity Directorate noted that the move also fulfills the Honourable Member’s campaign pledge to integrate every segment of the constituency into the decision-making and governance structure. The appointments cover several categories, in...

FG BREAKS SILENCE ON LAGOS-CALABAR HIGHWAY CONTROVERSY. (PHOTO).


 FG breaks silence on Lagos-Calabar Highway controversy


The Federal Government has defended its decision to award the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project to Hitech Construction Company Ltd., dismissing concerns over the bidding process.

Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, addressed the matter on Saturday during an inspection tour of the project in Lagos, insisting that due process was followed.

“Some people say that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway didn’t go through a competitive bidding,” Umahi said. “I want to explain this: we have three types of procurement allowed by law.”

He outlined these as restrictive procurement, selective/competitive bidding, and open bidding.

The minister explained that the government specifically sought companies with advanced concrete paving technology, a method that was uncommon in Nigeria before the project commenced.

“When we started this project, we asked for companies that have up to five written concrete pavers,” he said. “You will agree with me that until we started this, the concrete paver was not common in Nigeria as it is today.”

According to Umahi, Hitech was selected because of its experience in handling similar large-scale projects, including the reconstruction of the Oworonshoki-Apapa Road.

“We saw that they got it right; so, we called them on Section 1,” he stated.

He further explained that the ministry employed restrictive bidding for this section, a process reviewed and approved by both the Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP) and the Federal Executive Council.

As more companies began acquiring concrete paving equipment in response to the government’s insistence on using the method in areas with a high water table, Umahi said the government opened Section 2 to selective bidding.

“We selected some companies and they bid. Hitech won the bidding,” he noted.

The same approach, he said, was applied to Sections 3A and 3B.

“We have not gone outside the law, we have not gone outside the Procurement Act,” Umahi stressed.

He also dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu influenced the selection of Hitech.

“I want to say that there is no corruption in it. It is very transparent,” he declared.

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