Delta State Governor Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has commissioned the 7.8 kilometres Umunede-Mbiri Road Rehabilitation, promising to continue to deliver democracy dividends to the people of the state.
Addressing the audience which included traditional rulers, palace chiefs, political leaders and stakeholders, the governor said that “the road will improve inter-city road transportation, enhance urban growth, communication and reinvigorate commerce and social life in the area.”.
‘’We constructed this road to take people safely to their destination, when you are drunk, don’t drive, when you are feeling sleepy, don’t drive and when you take drugs, please don’t drive, by God’s grace this road will take us to our destination’’ Gov Uduaghan added.
The governor who said the Mbiri farm settlement road was dear to his heart promised to complete it and other projects in the area before he leaves office.
Gov Uduaghan enjoined the people of the area to vote massively for President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa and other PDP candidates in the senatorial district, reminding them that they should endeavour to collect their Permanent Voters’ Card (PVC) on which basis they can vote at the polls.
‘I hope you have all collected your PVCs, please ensure you do that and make sure you vote massively for Mr. President, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa your son and all the other PDP candidates in Delta North’’.
In his welcome address the Commissioner for Works Mr. Funkekeme Solomon said that the Umunede-Mbiri road project was awarded in October 2014 at a cost of 497.12 million naira and was meant to serve as a link road between Umunede, Mbiri town, Mbiri farm settlement and Delta and Edo States boundary.
Earlier during a courtesy visit to the Obi of Mbiri, HRM Obi Dr. Ifeanyichukwu Alekwe II, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan commended the unity amongst traditional rulers in Delta State and urged their subjects to emulate them so that development can come to their areas.
According to him, ‘The presence of other traditional rulers shows the unity among traditional rulers, that is a lesson to all of us who are your subjects because if our royal fathers are united then of course the subjects become united and we have no cause to be divided’’.
The governor who explained that the road to the farm settlement was being delayed due to the need to redesign it promised that the road and the one leading to the palace would be completed before the end of the administration.
HRM, Obi Dr. Alekwe II commended Dr. Uduaghan for keeping his promise to rehabilitate and reseal the Umunede-Mbiri road and assured the governor of the support of his people as well as the protection of all government properties.
In a similar development, Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has directed the re-opening of the Government Reservation Area Model Primary School to accommodate some pupils from the State-run Women Affairs primary School.
Uduaghan who gave the directive while inspecting construction work at Women Affairs Daycare,Nursery and Primary School in Asaba, said the school was congested with 1,892 puplis in 18 classroom.
He observed that it was not ideal for the children to be overcrowded in classrooms meant to accommodate a specific number of pupils.
According to him, it was not conducive for the health of the pupils and not conducive for learning.
As a result, he ordered that the GRA Model Primary School along Okpanam road that was closed down by the State Government last year, be re-opened to accommodate some of the pupils from Women Affairs School.
His words: ” We are going to open the Model Primary School immediately and move the children to the School because this place is too congested for 1,892 pupils. The GRA School and this place will be one school, so we will open it for them.
Besides, he directed that the Women Affairs School currently under rehabilitation and reconstruction should be painted latest by next week and the block of classroom still under construction be completed.
Earlier the Commissioner For Women Affairs, Mrs. Betty Efekoda who was on ground at the school informed the Governor that the school has 33 teachers and 11 non teaching staff, 6 from Women Affairs Ministry and 5 from State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB)
