So as to achieve early completion of the multi-billion naira project, Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, has charged the contractors handling different projects at the Asaba international airport to speed up their pace of work.

The governor who paid an unscheduled visit to the airport Thursday, July 2, warned that he was committed to seeing on completion of the airport in accordance with the bill of quantity given  to the different contractors handling the project.

Chairman of ULO Construction Company, Ogbueshi Uche Okpunor, representatives of Levant Construction  and CCC Construction Companies who were handling different jobs at the airport were urged to ensure that they live up to their billings.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works, Dona Umukoro, observed that the contractors still had a lot of works to do in accordance with the bill of quantity.

The governor called on the contractors to meet with the officials of Ministry of Works to streamline their activities to ensure early completion of the job, insisting he should be properly briefed to enable him know the true situation of the airport.

“This is a specialised area, I want you (contractors) to meet with the Ministry of Works, I want to be properly briefed on progress of work,” the governor said, emphasising, “I believe we are on course, I am here to see the basics,” he said.