The Delta State
Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has said that the dualisation of
Ughelli/Asaba road will be completed within the next two years.
Governor Okowa made
the disclosure today(15/05/19) during the inspection of part of Section C
(Ogwashi-Uku to Asaba) of the road.
According to him, “I
am impressed with the level of job done on Section C of the road, within a
month that the contractor mobilized to site, a lot of work has been done and we
are happy; work has also advanced on Section A part of the road which is from
Ughellii to Isoko and as a government, we will not stop funding the project
until it is completed.”
“The contractors have
two years to deliver the project but, from what we can see in the Section A and
the Section C, which is from Ossissa to Asaba, the work has advanced and the
construction companies have shown commitments to deliver the projects in less
than two years; you are aware that the Section B part of the road which is from
Ossissa to Isoko has been completed,” the governor who was accompanied by top
government functionaries said, adding, “this road is very important as it
serves as gateway between the Warri Port and the commercial city of Onitsha and
those in the Eastern part of the country; when completed, it will facilitate
ease in the movement of goods and services from Warri to Onitsha and other
places.”
On the secret behind
the delivery of projects awarded by his administration on schedule and to
specifications, Governor Okowa disclosed that before any project is embarked on
by his administration, the resources to fund such projects would have been
budgeted for with anticipated revenue sources.
“We are getting it
right because of actual budgeting; we did well last year with our budget that
we had about 98 per cent budget performance,” he added.
The Commissioner for
Works, Chief James Augoye, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Engr. Fred
Edafioghor were among those who explained the level of work done on the road
project to the Governor.
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