Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, has sacked the contractor handling the multi-million naira contract for the construction of Asaba/Oko-Amakom/Oko-Obiokpu/Oko-Anala Road over poor performance.

The road contract which was awarded in 2018, transverses Oko communities in Oshimili South Local Government Area of the state, and has been a major challenge to the state government over the years due to the peculiar topography of the area.

The State Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, who stated this in Asaba, said Governor Okowa revoked the contract because the contractor was not working in line with the speed expected by the government after collecting mobilisation funds.

He said, “Government will check its records and evaluate the contract performance with a view to finding out if the contractor would refund some money to the government or not.

“The state government will engage another contractor with adequate capacity to complete the job in line with the speed required for the completion of the project”

On the other decisions of the Council, Aniagwu disclosed that as part of efforts to provide potable water and reduce communicable diseases, the state government had approved the construction and reticulation of a major water scheme in Okerenkoko in Warri South Local government Area.

He also added that the council approved the inclusion of certain erosion sites in Warri as part of efforts to address flooding in the twin cities of Warri and Effurun.