Niger Delta Development Commission to resume work on road project abandoned for 12 years

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has concluded arrangement to recommence work on the 3.65-kilometre Borokiri-Okrika Road and three bridges project, which has been abandoned since 2012,

Penpushing reports that Executive Director of Finance and Administration Boma Iyaye, disclosed this during an interactive forum with some stakeholders of the project on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, explaining that the project would link Kolabi, Abatoru, Okpoka, and other coastal communities to the Port Harcourt metropolis.

“This 3.65-kilometre Borokiri-Okrika Road and three bridges project was initiated by previous NDDC administrations in 2012. Mobilisation fees were paid, and work began, but regrettably, the project was stalled for many years’, he stated.

Penpushing further reports that Iyaye pointed out that the project is one of the priority projects earmarked for completion under the administration of President Bola Tinubu, adding that the project has been include in the 2024 budget of the commission.

‘This project has been included in the 2024 NDDC budget, and now is the time to restart it. We organised this interactive session to inform the real owners of the project that contractors will soon return to the site to resume work on the project,” he added.

Penpushing also reports that  Iyayi highlighted that, upon completion, the project would reduce travel time, enhance local trade, and significantly improve coastal communities’ access to essential services, assuring  stakeholders that the road and bridges would be completed within the planned timeframe and urged residents to cooperate with the project’s contractor.

The Amayanabo of Kirike Kingdom, Okrika, Tamuno-Omisiki Opuiyo, commended the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) management for its plan to recommence the project and assured the support of the Okrika people.

“We must not let our political differences hinder development. However, we appeal to the commission to engage a reliable and capable contractor to ensure the project’s timely completion’, Amayanabo emphasised

Penpushing reports that, an indigene of Okrika and former commissioner for health in Rivers State, Samson Parker expressed gratitude to the President and the commission board as well as management for reviving the road and bridges project.

‘This project embodies a vision that will serve as a catalyst for the socio-economic revitalisation of the communities. Let us support President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which the NDDC, under the leadership of Dr Samuel Ogbuku, is actively working to implement’, he said.

Penpushing further reports that those in attendance at the interactive forum include traditional rulers, women and youth group representatives, and Community Development Committees from Okrika, Ogu/Bolo, and Port Harcourt.

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