Friday 15th October, 2021
Press Release
Kogi Assembly Under Speaker Matthew Kolawole Did not Award Failed Contract
Our attention has been drawn to a court case instituted against the Kogi State House of Assembly by a company, Ce Triple F Global Services Limited over failure to pay a contract sum worth N15.7 million.
Reacting to litigation would have been needless if not for the need to set the records straight and the need to keep the public abreast of the true position on the issue.
The contract which was said to have been awarded under the leadership of Rt. Hon. Alfa Umar Imam has no proper documentation to show that the company truly transacted any business deal with the Assembly then.
It is imperative to state that the Kogi State House of Assembly under the leadership of Rt. Hon. (Prince) Matthew Kolawole doesn’t award such contracts as most of the renovations done on the Assembly Complex are being handled by the relevant agency of government that is saddled with such responsibilities.
If Engr. Chris Edime is not being stingy with the truth, he would
have informed the public that the crux of the matter is the inability of his firm to present the necessary documents for the said money to be paid.
Speaker Matthew Kolawole, since he emerged as the Speaker of the Assembly has tried to resolve the issue but to no avail as the company could not proof beyond reasonable doubt that they truly have a deal with the Assembly as there was no records of who awarded the said contract, the officer that received those items into the store.
Though the case is prejudice, the impression created by the published report makes setting the records imperative.
Signed:
Femi Olugbemi,
Chief Press Secretary to the Honourable Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly
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