DELTA State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said that his moving from Asaba, the state capital, to Warri, recently, was to increase the tempo of government activities in the South and Central senatorial districts of the state.
Speaking on a phone-in programme on Delta Rainbow Television, DRTV, Warri, Uduaghan, said: “My presence is to first increase the activities around here and it will also give me an opportunity to carry out on the spot assessment of the things we are doing in terms of development and security.
“I have been in Warri for more than a week and since the beginning of this year, we have been in Warri. Across the world today, when you mention the name Warri, what comes to mind is a place of crisis, which is not true. Though there are some security situations, it is not as bad as people are painting it. I am going to work from here (Warri) and Asaba. I will be making my presence here more visible than before.
“We are doing a lot in the state and there are people who are complaining that we are not doing enough in Warri and Effurun axis. Secondly, the security situation in Warri axis is not improving the way we expect. In Asaba, there is tremendous improvement. However, in Warri axis, the situation is not improving. I had decided that my presence in Warri axis would be more henceforth.”
Investigations by Vanguard showed that in the past few weeks, the governor had inspected road, school and other projects being executed in Umeh, Warri, Effurun and other towns in the two senatorial districts.
Last week, he visited Umeh in Isoko South Local Government Area to inspect the 7.6-kilometre Umeh road.
He expressed satisfaction with the pace of work by the contractor, Setraco Nigeria Limited, saying, asphalting of the road will commence in three weeks barring uncomplicated weather situation.
On the 18-month target for the completion of the road, Uduaghan was optimistic that it would be met, but explained that N3.625 billion project, had been reviewed by about N800 million because of the inclusion of a bridge, which was not captured in the earlier design.
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