The Minister of the FCT, Senator Mohammed Adamu Aliero, has given the contractor handling Karu General Hospital four months ultimatum to complete the job.

The Minister made this known when he inspected the 225-Bed General Hospital. He declared that the inability of the contractor to complete the job has brought untold hardship to residents of the area.  The completion of the hospital he further stressed will reduce the problem of congestion in hospitals especially those in the city centre.

Expressing disappointment on the slow pace of work on the contract which was awarded in 2005, with a completion period of 84 weeks, Senator Aliero directed the company to work towards meeting up with the deadline or have it revoked and given to a more serious contactor.

According to him, four months is enough to complete the job insisting that the people of the area have suffered and that the FCT Administration would not condone unserious approach towards important projects.  He disclosed that adequate provision has been made in the 2009 budget to pay the contractor.