By Fatima Kpaka
Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has urged contractors, consultants and project managers to accelerate ongoing rehabilitation works at Milton Margai Technical University’s Goderich and Congo Cross campuses, stressing the need for timely completion to enhance learning conditions and expand facilities for students.
The Vice President made the call during an inspection tour of the BADEA-supported rehabilitation project, where he reviewed progress and engaged stakeholders on challenges affecting implementation.
At the Congo Cross campus, Dr. Jalloh observed that students had already begun using some of the rehabilitated classrooms, describing the development as a positive step towards improving the university’s learning environment.
During his visit to the Goderich campus recently, the Vice President expressed satisfaction with the quality of work completed so far, particularly the construction of new male and female hostels and other infrastructural upgrades aimed at strengthening technical and higher education.
“My role is to support the contractors, project managers and consultants so that they can deliver these projects,” Dr. Jalloh said, emphasizing the importance of collaboration among all stakeholders to address outstanding bottlenecks and ensure the projects are completed within schedule.
The inspection forms part of President Julius Maada Bio’s directive assigning the Vice President to monitor government-supported projects across the country and help facilitate their successful completion.
The rehabilitation programme is part of broader government efforts to strengthen higher and technical education infrastructure in response to growing student enrolment and increasing demand for quality learning facilities.
Civil society activist Alphonso Manley welcomed the progress recorded under the BADEA-funded project, particularly the classrooms already being used by students, but called for sustained oversight to ensure deadlines are met.
“So far, so good. We appreciate the progress, though more work remains to be done,” Manley said, urging the government to maintain adequate funding and regular monitoring to support contractors in delivering the project on time.
Project managers at both campuses reaffirmed their commitment to completing the remaining works within the agreed timeframe.
Dr. Jalloh concluded the visit by assuring stakeholders that he would return to both campuses in the near future to assess progress and ensure all outstanding works are completed and handed over for public use.