BY PATRICK MGBODO
TO mark his second anniversary in office, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori will commission a plethora of projects across the 25 Local Government Areas of the state.
This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Works [Rural Roads] and Public Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, while addressing journalists in Asaba ahead of the ceremony.
Aniagwu, accompanied by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir Festus Ahon said the last 23 months with Governor Oborevwori on the saddle have witnessed significant development in the state.
‘’We have been able to make very profound marks in our attempt to link up our communities via motorable roads. For example, the Oborevwori administration has reduced the travelling time from Asaba to Ughelli in just 1hr and 45 minute.
‘’Governor Oborevwori has also ensured that communities in the coastal parts of the state are more accessible than they were before now’’ Aniagwu said, adding that the state government has remained committed to his campaign promises as summarised in the MORE Agenda.
‘’There are several projects that we have lined up to be commissioned, but because there are too many, the Governor may not have enough time to commission all of them. There are some that we may not bother to commission, even as the people have begun to use them.
‘’Members of the State Executive Council [SEC] will accompany us to inaugurate these projects. We are already taking stock of performances at different levels and in different sectors’’ Aniagwu said.
Some of the projects ready for commissioning, according to the state’s spokesman, include the Model Technical College in Omadino, the Sector C1 and Sector A and Sector C2 of the Asaba/Ughelli expressway.
Also completed and ready for commissioning are the Adabrassa road, the Upper and Lower Erejuwa road, the Beneku Bridge, the erosion control measures along the Okpanam/Ibusacorridor, the Olomoro/Igbide road, the Otolokpo/Boji-Boji road, and the Akumazi/Owere-Olubor road, among many others.
‘’Across different local government areas, we have projects in the area of road infrastructure. We also have several equipment, such as those at the Asaba Specialist Hospital [ASH], which we procured to improve our healthcare and reduce medical tourism. They are also ready for commissioning.
‘’Across different sectors, even in the Ministry of Science and Technology, we have a science hub in Onicha-Olona, which is also ready for commissioning. I just mentioned the big ones.
‘’There are many other smaller roads that we have completed; thanks to our N1 bn initial intervention at the various local government areas, which we shored up to NN2.1bn. This has helped us to make it possible to have several roads’,’ he said.
