The government of Delta State has approved to expend ₦230 billion on infrastructure development across different sectors of its economy.
The approval was given during the weekly executive council meeting in Asaba, the capital of Delta State, south-south Nigeria.
According to the Delta State Commissioner for Works and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, the approval was given in line with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s continued commitment to infrastructure development.
Aniagwu, who briefed journalists in the company of other executive council members, said that the infrastructure development cuts across key sectors including health, road, energy, and riverine.
The commissioner also disclosed that the council revoked non-performing contracts and reviewed others to ensure affected communities receive value for the government’s investment.
He indicated that the major approvals included “the design and construction of a flyover at Uromi Junction in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area for ₦59.7 billion; the design and construction of another flyover along the Ughelli/Patani (East-West) Highway at Otovwodo Junction, Ughelli, for ₦39.3 billion.”
Other projects, he stated, include “the construction of Kolokolo to Tisun road in Warri North; the payment of retirement and death benefits to staff of Delta State University, Abraka, and the rehabilitation of Bomadi to Gbaregolor road.
“Also approved were the completion of the Bulu-Angiama Road, off the Ughelli/Patani Expressway in Patani, and the completion of the Ituru Road in Elume, Sapele Local Government Area, and ₦1.05 billion for projects in Warri South-West Local Government Area under the Directorate of Riverine Infrastructure Development,” Aniagwu stated.
The Works commissioner listed other approved roads and flood control projects approved as well as the adoption of the Delta State Electricity Policy as presented by the Commissioner for Energy.
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The executive council also ratified Governor Oborevwori’s approval for the transfer of the General Hospital, Otor-Udu, to the Nigerian Government, paving the way for the establishment of a Federal Medical Centre in Owvian, Udu Local Government Area.
In the health sector, the state government approved the procurement and installation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines at Asaba Specialist Hospital, Central Hospital Warri, and the Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara.
Also, in furtherance of the construction of the Second Niger Bridge Access Road and Bypass traversing Oko, Asaba, Ibusa, and Okpanam, ₦10 billion worth of compensation was approved for landowners affected by the right-of-way acquisition.