Asaba,
the capital city of Delta State was agog on Tuesday following the commissioning
of 64 roads constructed with N27.6 billion by Delta State Governor, Dr.
Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan. The 64 roads were among the 156 numbers of roads,
measuring 114.22km, awarded by the State government only within the Asaba
metropolis.
Governor
Uduaghan noted that out of the 156 roads, 75 have
been completed. While he listed the completed ones to include the Old Anwai
Road, Delta Broadcasting Service Road, Legislative Close, Labour House Road
Extension, Presidential Lodge Road, internal roads of the state’s Legislative
Quarters, Junior Staff Quarters Road, Ezenei Avenue Road, High Court Road,
Federal College of Education (Technical) Road, Dennis Osadebe Road, St.
Bridge’s Grammar School Road, among others. Eighty-one others are at various
stages of completion at the state capital.
The governor
revealed that his administration has expended over N440 billion on the construction
of 270 township roads awarded by the State government statewide since inception
in 2007. He said: “In this regard, over N440 billion has been committed to
civil engineering infrastructural development in various spheres, which include
roads, bridges, flyovers, airport development.”
Governor Uduaghan
appealed to the people of Asaba and its environs to continue to support the
Peoples’ Democratic Party administration in the state and at the national level
for more of people-oriented projects. The Asagba of Asaba, Obi (Prof.) Chike
Edozien, represented by the Iyase of Asaba Chief Patrick Onyeobi, urged the
governor and any incoming administration in the state to continue to accord
Asaba, the capital city, its pride of place.
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