By Godwin Agia, Jalingo
The residents of Taraba state have decried what they described as, “substandard” drainage work on Jalingo streets by the Governor Agbu Kefas administration.
A resident Mr. Henry Musa who resides in the Angwan-Kassa area of Jalingo, expressed fear that the substandard job being carried out by the contractor may attract flood during the raining period.
Mr. John Yohana of Roadblock and Kefas Kaigama of investment Quarters, appealed to Governor Agbu Kefas to either revoke, or compel the contractor of the project to ensure quality work.
The residents spoke to our correspondent on Friday in Jalingo.
They both alleged that the contractor was using empty substandard cement blocks with poor mixture without iron rods.
“The ongoing drainage work on the Jalingo streets are not of any quality to last up to a year. We want governor Kefas to direct the contractor to ensure quality work.
“The work being done so far may attract flooding in Jalingo during the raining period. There is every possiblity that the work done can not survive the water flow of the state capital.
“The contractor is using substandard cement blocks with unrich mixture without iron rods. This blocks would be vulnerable, and liable to collapse just within a period of a year during the raining season”. The residents queried”
They described the development as total negligence to the service of citizens, and called on Governor Agbu Kefas to be sensitive on the impending damages the poor drainage work may pose to Jalingo residents .
