The Rivers State Executive Council led by Governor Siminilayi Fubara has cancelled a N134 billion contract awarded by the former sole administrator of the state, Vice Admiral Ikot Ete Ibas (retd), for the reconstruction of the State Secretariat complex in Port Harcourt.
The contract, awarded to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation during the period of emergency rule under Ibas, was nullified by the Council at its meeting on Thursday.
Following the cancellation, the Council directed CCECC to refund the ₦20 billion mobilisation fee already paid for the project.
