… As Delta Approves N15.7bn for Flood Control, N600m for SDGs
The Delta State Commissioner for Information, Dr Ifeanyi Osuoza, has said that the state governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori is committed to improving the lives of citizens, especially given the current harsh economic realty in the country.
This was as the state executive council, presided over by Governor Oborevwori, approved the sum of N600 million as counterpart funds for SDGs in the state, and N15.7 billion for flood control in Warri South, Uvwie Council areas.
Briefing newsmen on Thursday, alongside his Works Highways and Urban Roads counterpart, Comrade Reuben Izeze, Director-General, Warri, Uvwie and Environs Development Agency (WUEDA), Prince Godwin Ejinyere and Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir Festus Ahon, Osuoza said the state executive council approved N15.7 billion for the construction of Phase 3 of flood control measures in Warri/Effurun and environs in Warri South and Uvwie local government areas of the state.
The Phase Three of the control measures, according to Dr Osuoza, will cover Airport Road, Ugborikoko, Bendel Estate and Ugboroke and environs in Uvwie and Warri South Local Government Areas.
He said the council also approved N600 million counterpart fund for the Sustainable Development Goals, SDG Conditional Grants Scheme for Delta State.
Dr Osuoza said: “We had a very engaging session at today’s Exco and above all Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and the Exco took notice of the hardship that Nigerians and Deltans are going through and he has resolved to make sure that he does everything humanly possible to put smiles on the faces of Deltans.
“One of the major projects approved today is the flood control measures in Warri/Effurun and Environs Phase 3.
“Phase 1 and Phase 2 were awarded long ago while Phase 3 entails Airport Road, Ugborikoko, Bendel Estate and Ugboroke in Uvwie and Warri South at a cost of N15.7bn
“The second approval we got is the approval for the release of N600 million counterpart fund for the implementation of the 2024 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Conditional Grants and Schemes for Delta State.”
Director-General of WUEDA, Prince Godwin Ejinyere explained that the Phase 1 had been completed while phase 2 is at 85 percent completion.
He said the agency was planning a total solution for flood control measures in the Warri Stadium area, adding that design work around Enerhen Community, Igbudu, Odibo Estate among others were ongoing.
