From Owen. Akenzua, Asaba
Delta State Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads), Comrade Reuben Izeze, said Governor Sheriff Oborevwori is fulfilling his electoral promise of bringing meaningful development to citizens.
The commissioner disclosed this during the inspection of 1.192km internal roads comprising Benjamin Osaragbaje, Orhorhor Road, Orhorhor link road and Chechester Road in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area.
Izeze said the construction of the roads is in fulfillment of the meaningful development plank of the ‘MORE Agenda’ that Governor Sheriff Oborevwori promised Deltans.
According to him, “Governor Oborevwori promised that he would be a governor for all.
“True to his words, he visited this road during the Christmas holidays in 2023 and saw its sorry state. Thereafter, he informed us of his intention to rehabilitate the entire stretch.
“As at today, the drains have been completed, the binder and friction course are being applied, the roads, as they are, just require desilting of the drains and then marking for commissioning.
“This is another evidence of a promise kept; he has kept the promise he made to the people of this neighbourhood when he visited in December, 2023.
“On behalf of the people of Sapele and all residents of this area, I thank Governor Oborevwori for keeping his promise to them, while also thanking the residents for giving our engineers and the contractor a peaceful work environment throughout the duration of this project.
“It is our hope that now that they have drains that are channelled to discharge into the river, they will do their own part by ensuring that they are maintained.
“They should ensure that the drains remain clean so that they can serve the purpose for which they were intended and not become a mosquito pond because residents dump all their refuse into the drains.”
He expressed satisfaction with the quality of work done, adding that; “I can tell, having gone around with engineers from our departments, that, indeed, it meets the requirements of the Bill of Engineering Measurements and Evaluation and the Bill of Quantities.”
A resident of the area, Chief Apolo Osaragbaje, said the road had been impassable, especially during the rainy season, due to flooding and thanked Governor Oborevwori for approving the construction of internal roads.
“I must thank Governor Oborevwori, a ‘talk and do’ governor, for approving the construction of the roads when he visited me.
“I made the request to him after a few weeks of him being in office and was not even expecting a reply because he has several requests and demands, but suddenly I found an expatriate contractor, NigerCat, and, to that extent, I will name him ‘a talk and do’ governor.
“The governor has done a great job which is comparable to what Ogbemudia did around Sapele in 1972 and I appreciate the contractor he brought; they did a fine job and finished the job they were told to do.
“I am quite happy, on behalf of the neighbourhood; the road spans not just the road where I live, but there are adjoining roads to make it more motorable and beautiful. I express my appreciation to him on behalf of the community.
“Today, he has done a good job not only in Sapele; I read in the newspapers that the three senatorial districts are being carried along and he has improved our living conditions.”
