VP Juldeh Jalloh Appreciates Progress on BADEA-Supported Works at Milton Margai University

Vice President Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has praised the work done so far on rehabilitation projects at Milton Margai Technical University’s Goderich and Congo Cross campuses. He also assured contractors, project managers and consultants of the Government’s continued support.

The Vice President spoke during an inspection of the BADEA-supported project, where he assessed progress and discussed challenges affecting implementation with stakeholders.

At the Congo Cross campus, Dr Juldeh Jalloh noted that students had already started using some of the rehabilitated classrooms. At Goderich, he expressed satisfaction with the quality of work completed so far, including progress on new hostels for male and female students.

“My role is to support the contractors, project managers and consultants so that they can deliver these projects,” he said, stressing the importance of collaboration in tackling outstanding challenges and completing the remaining works.

The inspection follows President Julius Maada Bio’s directive for the Vice President to monitor government-supported projects nationwide. The investment forms part of broader efforts to improve higher and technical education infrastructure and provide better learning and accommodation facilities for students.

Civil society activist Alphonso Manley welcomed the progress, especially the classrooms already in use. But he called for sustained monitoring and adequate funding to ensure the remaining works are completed.

“So far, so good. We appreciate the progress, though more work remains to be done,” Manley said.

Project managers at both campuses assured the Vice President of their commitment to completing the outstanding works within the agreed timelines. Dr Juldeh Jalloh also pledged to revisit the campuses to assess progress and support the completion and handover of the facilities.