Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa; his deputy, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro and Other Dignitaries, during an Inspection at the on-going dualization of Asaba/Okpanam road
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Wednesday paid an inspection visit to some ongoing road and airport projects in Asaba, Warri South and Okpe Local Government Areas, promising to intervene in the reconstruction of failed portions of the Benin-Sapele-Warri Road.
Senator Okowa who spoke when he inspected the failed portions of the Benin-Warri Federal Dual carriage way, directed the State Ministry of Works and Direct Labour Agency, DLA, to come up with estimates to enable the Delta State Government intervene in effecting the reconstruction of the failed portions.
“Even though it is a federal road, the users are Deltans and it makes economic sense to fix it as the failed sections of the road affects the socio-economic lives of Deltans who live in the surrounding communities and ply the road,” he said.
At Jeddo-Ughoton Road, a huge crowd welcomed Governor Okowa who was accompanied on the visit by top government officials including the Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, the Commissioners For Works and Information, Chief James Augoye and Mr. Patrick Ukah respectively, and Chief Of Staff Government House Mr. Tam Brisbe,
He inspected the rehabilitation and overlay of Jeddo/Ughoton Road in Okpe LGA and Construction of Access Road to Eagle Heights University, Omadino in Warri South LGA.
In Asaba and environs, where the governor also inspected road and airport projects, Senator Okowa expressed his satisfaction with the pace of the on-going expansion work at the Asaba International Airport and on most of the road construction projects visited and the commitment of contractors to complete the projects before the rains set in.
The governor called on Deltans to be environmentally friendly and check illegal dumping of refuse on kerbs and drains as they …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
