The three-day tour to the 380.1km stretch along the National Road No. 15 by Minister Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi enabled him to assess the progress of work and give guidelines.
The Minister of Public Works, Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi and the Secretary of State in charge of Roads, Armand Ndjodom are today March 6 rounding up a three-day inspection visit to the Batchenga-Ntui-Yoko-Lena-Tibati road construction site. The field trip according to an official statement of the Ministry of Public Works, was within the framework of the follow-up of road constructions works. It also enabled the Public Works boss to evaluate the progress of work and give guidelines for the completion within the contractual deadline. The first day of the visit took the Minister and his entourage to Lot one, Batchenga-Ntui stretch, measuring 21.3km. There, the Minister came face to face with the field reality noticing that only 40.17 per cent of the project has been realised, two years after the start of works. The main problem advanced by the contractor is the non-liberation of the project site by locals who are yet to be compensated for their property. The Minister stated that the procedure for indemnities to be paid to locals is ongoing. Other worries such as the delay in the payment of contractors’ bills were raised to the visiting Minister. Meanwhile, Minister Nganou Djoumessi congratulated some enterprises dedicated to the project and promised sanctions such as total cancellations of contracts for defaulting enterprises. The Bacheng...
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