The Delta State government in Nigeria has set aside US $2m for the rehabilitation of degraded federal roads in the state.
According to the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, some of the roads to be rehabilitated by the state government include Benin-Sapele, Benin-Onitsha and Agbor-Abraka-Eku roads. “These are all federal roads but, the good news is that the Federal Government has reached out to us to repair these roads and we are very optimistic that by the time we are done, the Federal Government will attend to us for the purpose of refunds. We are more concerned with the safety of our people and that is why we are committed to fixing these roads which will take more than US $2m,” he said.
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The rehabilitation project
He further added that the approval of the project is not only in line with fulfilling the campaign promises of the governor but to consolidate on the successes recorded from the revamped technical schools in the state. “To check the impact of flood on Deltans living in coastal communities, five camps for internally-displaced persons were approved to be set up at Oshimili South, Kwale, Patani, Ozoro and Ashaka,” he affirmed. Mr. Aniagwu said more than 10 camps will be set up depending on the impact of the impending flood on the people.
Upon completion, the road projects development will reduce passenger travel times, vehicle operating costs and traffic related fatalities on targeted federal roads. The project will also assist the state government to manage Nigeria’s federal road assets in a sustainable manner.
In addition to that, the Delta State Executive Council (Exco) approved the construction of 2.3km Belekrukru road, Warri South West. The council also approved construction of 19 technical schools for the local government areas in the state.
