Contractors numbering over 200 on Monday converge in protest at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister’s office in Abuja, over unpaid COVID-19 medical and non-medical supplies to the FCT Administration.
The contractors said they executed various COVID-19 contracts for the FCTA between March 2020 and April 2021, without being paid, and accused the FCT Permanent Secretary, Mr Olusade Adesola, of allegedly being behind their travail. Two spokespersons, Messrs Ewoma Michael and Dan Dayo, who spoke on behalf of the protesters also claimed that the permanent secretary was paying some contractors, especially those who agreed to receive part payment, at the detriment of other contractors, adding that some of them contracted the virus while supplying the medical and Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) in the FCT. Two of the contractors said, "this is one year running. What we are hearing is that each of the contractors has to pay N1 million bribe to the official before we can be paid." The Permanent Secretary, Mr Olusade, reacting to it, denied ever asking for N1m bribe. He said the delay in the payment was due to the contractors failure to meet the administrative requirements.
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