The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commenced emergency repairs of the failed sections of the East West-Road between Warri in Delta State and Benin inEdo State, especially the dilapidated sections alongIbadulume, Amukpe round-about, Mosoga and Ologbo.
According to a statement by Seledi Thompson-Wakama
Director, Corporate Affairs, she noted that the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, inspected the on-going repairs at the failed sections of the road in the company of the Executive Director, Projects, Sir Victor Antaiand other directors of the Commission.
Ogbuku expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for giving the directive for the urgent restoration of the failed sections of the strategic road traversing the Niger Delta region.
The NDDC boss said: “Following a presidential directive to urgently intervene to restore the dilapidated sections of theEast-West Road, the NDDC has quickly mobilised a civil engineering firm to carry out remedial works to ensure that the people do not suffer unnecessary pains and gridlock while construction work by the main contractor is going on.”
The NDDC Managing Director commended the Federal Government for promptly acting on media reports and outcries of the people to re-award the contract for the road project which had long been abandoned. He expressed confidence that when completed, the road project, beingsupervised by the Federal Ministry of Works, would stand the test of time.
Ogboku enjoined members of the various communities and commuters to show understanding during the period of construction, as the government was prepared to complete the project as quickly as possible.
The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku(2nd left), inspecting the remedial work on the Warri-Benin sections of the East-West Road, accompanied by the NDDC Executive Director, Projects, Sir Victor Antai (1st right); the Delta State Representative on the NDDC Board. Rt. Hon. Monday Igbuya (2nd right)and the Contractor, Arch Opeoluwa Adara (1st left).
He noted: “Before we came for this inspection, we have mobilised our contractors and also brought in the necessary equipment for the work. I want members of the communities to be patient and give maximum cooperation to the contractors as they undertake the assignment. I am assuring everyone that the bad sections will be fixed in a very short time. The contractor has promised to complete the job in two weeks.”
Briefing the NDDC inspection team, the Managing Director of the construction firm handling the project, Mr. AdaraOpeoluwa, said the three-kilometer portions to be repairedincluded those in Ibadulume, Amukpe round-about, Mosogaand Ologbo.
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