Finish It Or Face Termination!” – Gov Fubara Gives Contractor One-Month Deadline On Woji–Alesa–Refinery Road

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has issued a one-month ultimatum to Raffoul Nigeria Limited, the contractor handling the 6.5-kilometre Woji–Aleto–Alesa–Refinery Road project, warning that failure to meet the new deadline will lead to immediate termination of the contract.

The governor gave the directive on Friday during an unscheduled inspection of the project site, accompanied by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Special Projects, Hebron Wisdom.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, Fubara expressed deep dissatisfaction over what he described as the contractor’s poor performance, despite the multiple contract variations approved to facilitate the completion of the road and its 200-metre bridge.

“This project was awarded in June 2020 by my predecessor. I even approved two variations to ensure smooth delivery. Yet, to my greatest disappointment, there’s hardly any visible progress,” the governor lamented.

He recalled that the project had previously been reviewed and cancelled during a past emergency intervention but said his administration gave Raffoul Nigeria Limited another opportunity to prove its capability — a grace period he said was now nearing its end.

“If they fail to complete this project within the next one month,” Fubara warned, “I will revert to the earlier position taken by the administrator during the state of emergency.”

The governor also condemned ongoing dredging activities near the bridge construction site, describing the act as reckless and unsafe.

“How can anyone be dredging so close to a bridge? Is that proper?” he queried. “If I return here or hear that dredging is still going on, I will personally oversee the destruction of that dredger.”

Governor Fubara reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to delivering quality infrastructure across Rivers State, emphasizing that while the government remains open to genuine contractors, it will no longer tolerate mediocrity or project delays.