The Governor said when completed, the secretariat would provide conducive working environment for civil servants, and charged the contractors to meet up with the 18-month contractual agreement.

Giving the history of the project, the state Head of Service, Alhaji Safiyanu Garba-Bena said it was initially awarded to Rockwell Nigeria Limited at the cost of N3.8 billion in 2021.

He said the project was later reviewed to N7.7 billion in Nov. 2014 due to fluctuation in prices of goods, and had reached 50 per cent completion by Dec. 2015 but later abandoned.

“In view of the fact that his administration has the interest of workers at heart, it has now re-awarded the contract to the two companies- MTECH Universal Concept Limited and ZBCC .”