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From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has applauded the purposeful leadership of the governor of Delta State, Sheriff Francis Oborevwori, in the delivery of critical infrastructure in the state.
Leadership of the party, in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, noted that the governor this week performed the ground-breaking ceremony of the Uromi-Junction Flyover at Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area.
The project, according to NWC, was awarded for N59.7 billion with an expected delivery timeline of 14 months.
“By this project, Governor Oborevwori fulfilled a longstanding yearning of the good people of Agbor and Ika Nation for government’s intervention to alleviate what had become a dangerous interchange, notorious for ghastly motor accidents that has claimed countless lives over many years.
“Although the people of Agbor are the immediate beneficiaries of this massive and life-saving development intervention, the flyover inures to the benefit of all Nigerians as it stands at a crucial intersection of major connector roads to the East, West, North and South-South of Nigeria.
“Not only will the flyover boost economic activity in the area, it will ease travel, decongest persistent traffic gridlock, drastically improve security and promote the overall wellbeing of travelers and residents alike,” Morka noted in the statement.
The Agbor ceremony came barely one week after the governor performed another ground-breaking ceremony of the N39.3 billion Otovwodo Junction Flyover in Ughelli, Ughelli North LGA.
“Other flyovers at PTI Junction, DSC roundabout, Enerhen Junction make it five flyovers that are now under construction across Delta state as part of the governor’s determined effort to expand critical urban infrastructure and improve the quality of lives of the people of Delta state.
“Beyond infrastructure, the meaningful development, opportunities for all, realistic reforms and enhanced peace and security agenda of the Oborevwori-administration continues to deliver other people-centric benefits to urban and rural Deltans, from clearing backlogs of pensions and gratuities to investments in human capital development to payment of monthly stipends to 10,000 widows, to collaboration with Bank of Industry to recapitalize micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
“The governor’s development footprint also extends to vastly improved funding for tertiary educational institutions and acquisition of advanced imaging and diagnostic equipment for hospitals in the state,” the statement further read.
On his part, the governor, according to NWC, is very public about his commitment to the achievement of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu-led administration.
It attributes the improved financial capacity of the state to deliver dividends of democracy directly to the success of President Tinubu’s economic reforms steadily growing the economy and expanding federal revenue allocations to sub-national governments at levels never before seen in the country.
“We applaud the governor for the impactful deployment of state resources in effective alignment with the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr. President, and urge him to sustain his commitment to uplifting the living conditions and common good of all Deltans,” the ruling party challenged.
