Thirteen companies have been blacklisted by the Ebonyi State government over failure to complete projects awarded to them by the State Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB) for the year 2016, 2017 and 2018.
The state Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Uchenna Orji, who stated on Tuesday night in a joint press briefing with other Commissioners on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting held on Tuesday in Abakaliki, said the companies had been banned from doing any form of contract work with UBEB and the state government.
Thecompaniesincluded: Another Level Enterprise Ltd, Triumphant Contractor Ltd, Head and Tail Nig Ltd, Top Goals Ltd, Sampraise Ltd, Vision Page Ltd, Clemopez Inv. Ltd and Febiks Multiservice Ltd.
Others were: Uwasum NIG Ltd, Dyre Associate Ltd, Mercy Seat Ltd, Ngwu Chuks Ltd and Krimola Nig. Ltd
Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the state, Cletus Ofoke, told journalists that the state government had set up a Public Complaint Committee to look into issues of rules of engagement and infractions on human rights and to make recommendations to the Governor of the state.
