By Abubakar Shuaibu. A
The Government of Kogi State has constituted a high powered Project Monitoring Team to consistentenly keep an eye on undertaking works by the past administration and also projects of the present aadministration.
Inaugurating the Committee in her Office in Lokoja, the Secretary to the Government of Kogi State (SSG) ,Mrs. Folashade Arike Ayoade, Ph.D says the "Project Monitoring Team plays a crucial role in overseeing and ensuring the succesful implememtation of construction projects".
According to the SSG, His Excellency the Execitive Governor of kogi State, Alhaji Usman Ododo has given a matching order that all numerous projects carried out by the past administraion be monitored, quality maintained and preserved".
She disclosed roles of the team to include:
A. Monitoring Project Progress: which is the primary function and entails tracking and assesing the progress of construction projects against established timelines, milestones and objectives. The team is also empowered to project activities, schedules, and deliverables to ensure that they are on track and within budget.
B. Quality Assurance: The monitoring team asertain that construstion projects meet quality standards and specifications.They are also to conduct regulsr inspections, quality control checks and site visits to assess the quality of workmanship, materials and construction pactices.
She maintained that the monitoring team identifies, analyzes,and mitigates risks and issues that may arise during construction projects such as budget overruns, delays, safety hazards and regulatory compliance issues thereby developing strategies to mitigate them.
Other mandates of the project monitoring team listed by the SSG are Budget and Cost Control, Stakeholder Communication, Documentation and Reporting, Issue Resolution, Performance Evaluation; Lessions Learnt and Continuous Improvement as well as Compliance and Regulatory Oversight.
Mrs. Ayoade announced Mallam Shuaibu Omuje . A as the Project Coordinator.
The Technical Head of the Project Monitoring Team is Mr. Utah Etaka Effiong; Mallam Shuaibu Adejoh Heads Administration, while Medugu Charles is the team Civil Engineer.
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