A pro democracy group, Kwara Must Change has called on local contractors not to dissapoint Kwarans by staying up to public expectations in handling road projects across the state.
In a statement issued by the group’s state coordinator, Comrade Yusuf Olatunji, in Ilorin and sent to THE INFORMANT247, He said that local contractors have been patronized by government in the ongoing road projects across the state, and urged them not to disappoint people who made a good case for them with the government.
He said, “The local contractors association should pay close attention to jobs being done by their members to ensure that the they give good account of themselves.”
According to Yusuf, patronizing local contractors is reasonable and proper “as it would not only get the job done as required, it would also help create jobs and stimulate the economy.”
However, he noted that should the local contractors not perform to expectations, it would not only cast aspersion on the contractors’ integrity, it would also put a question mark on the general capacity of local contractors.
“If the jobs done by local contractors are substandard, it would be difficult to continue to patronize them,” he added.
He further disclosed the group urges the association of local contractors to take a proactive step by setting up a monitoring task force to ensure jobs being done by their members conform with standards and specifications.