Public Works Minister Sets Trap For Defaulting Contractors

The minister of public works, Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi has once again shown proof of his determination to eradicate corruption and inertia in the execution of public contracts and day to day running of his ministry.

Minister Nganou Djoumessi, recently installed a nine-man no-nonsense team to kick-start the running of an anti-corruption unit within the public works ministry.

The team is expected to come up with a road map that would facilitate the implementation of the Rapid Results Initiative drawn up by the national anti-corruption commission, commonly known by its French language acronym, CONAC. 

The initiative would require the team to produce a report of anti-corruption activities it carried out within 100 days.

While installing the team headed by the inspector general of the ministry, Charles Bertrand Dipanda Ekwa, Minister Djoumessi told them leave no stone unturned in the exercise of their duties in order to live up to the expectations of the ministry and the country in general. He said unscrupulous people identified by the team shall face severe disciplinary sanctions.

It should be recalled that the minister has held several meetings with contractors and central staff of his ministry, some of which led to the termination of contracts of companies that were either slow in execution or had abandoned roads they were hired to repair.


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