In a bid to alleviate the untold
hardship being experienced by motorists plying the Eku-Abraka-Agbor Road, the
Delta State Government has put machineries in place to rehabilitate the failed
portions of the road.
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| Mr. Patrick Ukah, Delta state Information Commissioner. |
Delta State Commissioner for
Information, Mr. Patrick Ukah, who disclosed this after the State Executive
Council meeting held in Asaba on Thursday, said though it is a federal
road, the state government decided to work on the road in the interest of the
people.
Also approved is the contract for the
rehabilitation/asphalt overlay of Ekakpamre/Ekrokpe/Usiefurun Road in Ughelli
South and Udu local government areas and the rehabilitation and resealing of
Alihiame/Aliagwai/Aliokpo/Agbor-Nta road in Ika South local government
area.
According to Mr. Ukah, the Executive
Council equally gave it's nod to the construction of Winners Road and Jehovah
Street/Umonu Crescent, all in Abraka, Ethiope East local government area and
the reconstruction of Owa-Alero/Ute-Okpu road, (from Railway Fly-Over Bridge to
Ute-Okpu Roundabout) in Ika North East local government area.
The continuation of the construction
of Issele-Uku/Onicha-Uku/Ugbodu/Ukwu-Nzu/Obomkpa/Idumu-Ogo road and the
completion of phase two of the contract (2.43 km length) from Onicha-Uku to
Ukwu-Nzu in Aniocha North local government area was also approved.
In the education sector, the sum of
N876,756,756.76 matching grant for 2015 Universal Basic Education (UBE) scheme
was also approved by the state Executive Council.
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