Bauchi: Magistrate Court Complex construction to be completed before December – Contractor

By Samuel Luka,
Bauchi

Alhaji Bashir Adamu, the contractor handling construction work of the Magistrate Court Complex (High Court), assured on Friday that the project will be completed and made available for use before December this year.

Bashir stated this when he recieved the Honourable commissioner of works and transport, Professor Titus Saul Ketkukah on an inspection visit to the site of the construction.

The construction of the Magistrate Court Complex comprising of 12 Court offices and each court have 3 offices, including the Judge office, registrar and the supporting staff office.

He further said that the construction of the Complex was awarded in 2011 but due to some challenges the site of the construction was abandoned by the previous administrations.

The contractor said the site continue existing when Governor Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir came to power, then he reviewed the contract and awarded.

According to Bashir said that since the Governor approved the contract, they have not and never requested anything that the State government didn’t gave them.

He said that the State government has provided everything for the construction of the Magistrate Court Complex.

“We have thousand of thanks to governor Bala Muhammed Abdulkadir because since we started this project, any request of our payment has never been delayed, so we much appreciated him for awarding the contract and providing everything for the construction”

While the commissioner of works and transport, Professor Titus Saul Ketkukah Urged the contractor to keep time frame.

He said that finishing the work in time will bring development to Bauchi State.

The commissioner expressed his appreciation to Governor Bala Muhammed Abdulkadir for approving and funding the construction of the Magistrate Court Complex.