The signing ceremony was held at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center in Bijilo.
Matarr Ceesay, director of Technical Services, Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure, in an exclusive interview, said the signing of the memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Transport, Works and Infrastructure and the Gambia Armed Forces would go a long way in complementing government’s efforts in making sure that the OIC project is completed within the stipulated time frame.
“This initiative was actually spearheaded by the Honourable Minister Ebrima Sillah himself as a way of helping and managing the cost of relocation of services which has been one of the main challenges of the 50 kilometers OIC roads project. It will also help to capitalise the skills of the Gambia Armed Forces as they are having an engineering unit,” he said.
According to him, this is an opportunity to engage the military as they have been looking to be fully engaged in such a national development project.
“We have 20 roads under this project. We will start with the priority areas which are Brufut, Kanifing and other areas like Kotu, Sukuta and Old Jeshwang. They will help with the relocation of water and electricity poles, foundations and other related issues. They will be under the supervision of Nawec,” he said. The contract is expected to end in 12 months.
