Bayelsa governor inaugurates road, school projects built by Delta state govt
- More roads are springing up in Delta as the state government embarks on massive constructions
- Schools are not left out in the government's infrastructural development drive
- The governor of Bayelsa state, Senator Douye Diri, was on ground to inaugurate the new projects
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Bayelsa state governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday, March 2 inaugurated two roads and school projects constructed by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in the Warri area of Delta state.
A statement sent to Legit.ng by the Delta state government noted that the projects are in Warri South local government area, Uvwie local government area, and Ighogbadu Secondary School, in the commercial town of Warri.
Speaking at the event, Governor Diri lauded Okowa for linking communities in oil-rich Warri with motorable roads and providing functional schools.
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He described Okowa as the pride of the Peoples Democratic Party and a promise keeper and urged him not to relent in endearing himself to Deltans with his human capital and infrastructural development.
In his remarks, Okowa said that the roads were in terrible conditions hence the need to reconstruct them to open up the area to other parts of Warri.
He also thanked Governor Diri for finding time to come to Delta state to inaugurate the projects.
Governor Okowa's administration recently embarked on massive road constructions across Delta state.
Recall that the Delta state government, on Friday, January 22 approved the widening and rehabilitation of the 2.1 kilometres Orhunwhorun road in Udu local government area of the state at a total cost of N398.2 million.
The decision was taken at the first state executive council meeting for the year 2021 which was presided by Governor Okowa.
Meanwhile, Africa’s first and largest multi-industry local content industrial complex is set to berth in Delta state.
The ground-breaking ceremony of the complex was held on Thursday, January 14 by Governor Okowa.
An excited Okowa assured investors that his administration would continue to provide an enabling environment, including infrastructure, for industries to thrive in Delta state.
Jerrywright Ukwu is an Abuja-based senior political/defence correspondent at Legit.ng. He is a graduate of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos and the International Institute of Journalism in Abuja. He is also a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. He spends his leisure-time reading history books. He can be reached via email at jerrywright39@yahoo.com.
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