Plateau State government has not awarded any new contracts since taking office because there are many abandoned projects left by the past administrations.
The state governor, Caleb Mutfwang stated this during a meeting with journalists in Jos, as part of activities to mark his first anniversary in office.
He condemned the negative impacts that uncompleted projects has on the socioeconomic development of the state.
The governor said his government did not award contracts for new projects in the past year to complete abandoned projects for the benefit of the people, noting that the decision is in the best interest of the state and the people who voted him into office.
Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party took over from ex-Governor Simon Lalong of the All Progressives Congress in 2023.
Lalong, who contested the Senate seat and lost, was appointed the Minister of Labour and Employment by President Bola Tinubu and resigned after the Appeal Court returned him as a validly elected candidate for Plateau South senatorial district.
The governor, who had rehabilitated over 30 urban roads and completed some abandoned bridges, including the Utonkon-Abattoir bridge, said more of such abandoned projects would soon be completed and inaugurated for use.
He called on the people to continue to support his administration to enable it to take the state to greater heights.