The Rivers State Government has cancelled a ₦134 billion contract earlier awarded to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) for the reconstruction of the State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt.
The decision was reached during the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Thursday.
The contract, initially approved under the former sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ikot Ete Ibas (retd.), during the period of emergency rule, has now been declared null and void.
Following the cancellation, the Council directed CCECC to refund the ₦20 billion mobilisation fee already paid for the project.
In a related development, the Council approved the formation of a six-member committee chaired by Deputy Governor Prof. Ngozi Odu to identify and recommend suitable locations for the construction of Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres across the state to support external examinations.