The Lagos State Government has
terminated the contract for the construction of a 48-bedroom hotel project at
the VIP chalets in Badagry, which was awarded in 2013 to Messrs. Anatolia
International Limited.
The project is currently being
promoted as part of measures by the Ambode-led administration to boost tourism
within the Badagry axis.
A statement issued on Thursday by
the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, stated that
the decision to terminate the contract followed a resolution taken at the State
Executive Council meeting which held on Wednesday after an appraisal of
progress report on the project.
The statement said the pace of work
was not commensurate with the amount already released for the project. It also
cited inefficiency and overall poor performance by the contractor as reasons
for the contract termination and the subsequent blacklisting of the said company.
It maintained that one of the major
policy thrusts of the current administration is tourism and hospitality sector
development and that the government has left no one in doubt about its resolve
to grow the state’s economy and empower the youths through several alternative
means which include the tactical promotion of tourism, entertainment and
sports.
“The inability of Messrs. Anatolia
International Limited to key into the vision of the present administration, as
part of the efforts to fast-track the development of its tourism sector,
necessitated the decision of the State Executive Council to terminate the
contract,” the statement said.
Ayorinde added that the current
administration is resolved in its avowed mission to bring rapid infrastructural
development to the state in a manner that gives zero-tolerance to insouciance
and inefficiency.
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