Delta Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Charles Aniagwu, has urged residents to sustain support for the Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori administration in its determination to expand frontiers of sustainable development.
Aniagwu made the call on Friday in an interview with journalists shortly after inspecting road projects in Aniocha North and Ika North East Local Government Areas of the state.
He noted that the state government, pushing development through its MORE Agenda, was very much impressed with the kind of cooperation it was getting from communities across the state over Oborevwori’s developmental strides.
The commissioner noted that the people were very happy with the various road projects of the government.
Aniagwu emphasised that Gov. Oborevwori was irrevocably committed to ensuring that the people of Delta get commensurate value for money spent on projects in the state.
According to him, this is the reason why the governor placed emphasis on routine project inspection.
“The reason why we are going around to see these projects is because Gov. Oborevwori has made it clear that we must derive value for the money that we deploy for the construction of projects, be they in the road sector.
”Be it in the housing sector, in the health sector, in the education sector, or in any other sector for that matter.
“And for us to be able to derive that value, we need to ensure that we are not being short changed by any of the contractors and our field officers, the engineers, are also living up to expectation.
“They must ensure that all projects are delivered according to specification as per the Bill of Engineering Measurement and Evaluation (BEME),” he said.
According to him, we are very much impressed with the kind of cooperation we are getting from all these communities.
“What we are also seeing is that the spread of these projects speaks to two major aspects of the governor’s plan of development which are meaningful development as well as opportunities for all.
“You could see that the governor is taking projects to different places. When we said that we are going to have 25 local government areas on the table of the governor for the purpose of development, we were not joking.
“I am happy that we are seeing that for every local government we go to, you could see projects.
”When the governor was given an award, he was awarded the best governor in terms of financial management and infrastructure,” he said.
The commissioner said that he was optimistic that the residents of the state, who are always appreciative, would give Gov. Oborevwori their vote once more in 2027.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the road projects inspected included Idumu Etiti Street project in Owerre Olubor and Mission Road/Ogboi Street project in Akumazi.
