The Delta State government has commenced work on the rehabilitation of some dilapidated Federal Government roads in the state.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa disclosed this at an event, the government said on its Twitter handle on Sunday.
According to a series of tweets, Governor Okowa spoke at a thanksgiving service by the deputy governor, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, in Effurun.
The governor noted that the state government had gotten approval from the Federal Government on Thursday last week to fix the roads.
He added that the stated government has since drafted contractors to the affected roads to commence rehabilitation works.
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Governor Okowa stated specifically that work had already begun on the Benin-Sapele Road as well as the Asaba side of River Niger Bridge on the Asaba-Onitsha Highway.
He said measures were being put in place to also rehabilitate the Agbor-Abraka-Eku Road which noted was also in a deplorable state.
Read the tweets below:
The governor disclosed this at a Thanksgiving Service by the Deputy Governor, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, at Christ Embassy, Airport Road, Effurun.
— Delta State Government (@DSGovernment) September 15, 2019
Work has started on the Benin-Sapele road and at the Asaba side of River Niger Bridge on the Asaba-Onitsha highway. The state government also plans to rehabilitate the Agbor-Abraka-Eku road — which is also in a deplorable state.
— Delta State Government (@DSGovernment) September 15, 2019