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President Muhammadu Buhari will within the next 30 days , commission the over N50billion Permanent Site of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies ( NILDS) situated along the Airport road in Abuja .
For realisation of the commissioning , the National Assembly on Thursday, gave handler of the project , Julius Berger Construction Company , marching order , to get it completed within 30 days .
Reeling out the order during on the spot assessment of level of execution of the project , the Speaker of the House of Representatives , Hon Femi Gbajabiamila , said Julius Berger must the project completed within the stated period .
He quizzed the project consultants on why workers were not on site since the needed fund , has been provided .
” I was here in September 2019 and came here again about a year ago when the project was said to be at 95% completion stage but disappointed to be here today and see the project at the same level and without workers on site .
” Take it or leave it , this project must be completed within the next 30 days for commissioning by President Muhammadu Buhari .
” The client ( NILDS ) , said it to your hearing here that is not indebted to you . So why the delay ? Please use the 30 days window given to you now , to get the project completed “, he said .
He however directed the project executors to table their financial difficulties on the project to governing council of NILDS in the first week of May for expeditious solution .
But one of the project consultants , Architect Zingart Gonwalk said fluctuations in exchange rate within the last three years, resulted in outstanding balance of N7.5billion to be paid to Julius Berger .
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The Director General of NILDS , Professor Abubakar Sulaiman told officials of Julius
Berger in the presence of the Speaker , that the Institute is not owing the construction firm even as N2.5billion is provided for in the 2023 budget for completion of the project .
” This project has come a long way and should be delivered for the required usage within the stated period by the Speaker .
” The most important thing to be done between now and then , is for all the offices and lecture rooms to be furnished preparatory to the commissioning “, he said .
The Project earlier billed for commissioning in May 2019 , is located in Piwoyi District along the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport road on 8.12
hectares (81,200m2) of land, Plot 307 Cadastral zone .
The ultra-modern infrastructure when fully completed and commissioned, will enable the Institute , carry out its mandate of building capacity among legislators at the
national and regional levels and foster collaboration with other organisations and international institutions.
It will most importantly , enable students and lecturers in the Institute , have very conducive environment for teaching and learning .
