Still on Jabbi-Lamba Malabu-Konkol Belel- Cameroon road
Overtime, business people, farmers, residents and commuters have been crying as the reconstruction of Jabbi Lamba-Malabu Farang-Konkol-Belel road linking Adamawa State with Cameroon is yet to commence. New videos of the terrible condition of the road are being circulated on social media, showing the deteriorating condition of this road. Since the year the road was […]
Overtime, business people, farmers, residents and commuters have been crying as the reconstruction of Jabbi Lamba-Malabu Farang-Konkol-Belel road linking Adamawa State with Cameroon is yet to commence.
New videos of the terrible condition of the road are being circulated on social media, showing the deteriorating condition of this road. Since the year the road was constructed 39 years ago, it has not been repaired even by FERMA that applies palliative measures.
The Honorable Member of the House of Reps representing Fufore/Song Federal Constituency, Hon. Sadiq Ibrahim Dasin, moved a motion for the reconstruction of the road on November 17, 2015. As a result, the House Committee on Legislative Compliance forwarded it to the Ministry of Works and Housing for compliance and the road was captured in the 2018 budget.
Record confirmed that feasibility studies, reconnaissance survey and Inception Report on the road have been carried out by the Engineering Design consultants appointed by the ministry. So in 2018 when the road first got into the budget, it was recorded as “new” but in 2019, the road appeared in the budget as “on-going”. It also appeared as “on going” both in the 2020 and 2021 budgets.
It also confirmed that a contract for the reconstruction of the road was awarded to China Yuan Skypond Ltd on June 10, 2020 at the cost of N26.829bn.
The contractor is however not yet on site, owing to inadequate releases of fund for the project. In the mean time, people continue to suffer on the road as it further deteriorates. With galloping inflation being experienced, the N26.829 billion contract sum will eventually mean little for the reconstruction of this road.
Yusuf Saidu Tara Konkol maiha LGA, Adamawa State ([email protected])