Governor Ifeanyi Okowa
The Delta State Government says it has spent more than N243 billion on road projects across the state in the last three years.
The State Commissioner for Economic Planning, Dr Kingsley Emu, disclosed this during a-one-day citizens’ sensitisation programme, tagged: “Citizens Engagement Forum on Delta State 2019 Budget’’ on Wednesday in Asaba.
Emu said, “The road projects comprises 1,032 road projects measuring more than 1,000 kilometers as well as 344 kilometers of drains across the state.’’
He said that 135 projects covering 495 kilometers of roads and 159 kilometers of drainage channels had so far been completed and that in the 2019 fiscal year, the sum of N79.6 billion had been earmarked for road infrastructure as captured in the 2019 budget of the state.
According to him, the sum will be used for the completion of some of the ongoing projects in the state and a host of others will be undertaken in the 2019 budget year.
He listed some of the ongoing projects to include: rehabilitation of roads across the state, rehabilitation work on the Asaba International Airport Runway and Taxiway (design), construction of link roads along Okpanam Road, Asaba.
According to him, other projects include: the construction of Ayakoromor Bridge across River Forcados in Warri South West, construction of Ughelli-Afeisere road-Ufuoma road in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state.
The commissioner also said that the state government would ensure that a minimum of 20 kilometres of roads was constructed in each of the local government areas of the state.
Emu therefore called on the people of the state to support Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa’s efforts by ensuring regular monitoring of government projects in their domain.
He also appealed to them to always channel their grievances to the appropriate government agencies and not to take laws into their hands.
Some of the participants who spoke at the occasion commended the state government for the development across the state within the past three and half years of Okowa-led administration. (NAN)
