The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Thursday, commended Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State for the construction of legacy projects across the state.
NIPR’s Vice President, Professor Emmanuel Dandaura, gave the commendation during a tour of some projects executed by the state government across the state.
The projects visited include the Okpanam-Ibusa bypass, Ughelli-Asaba road dualisation, ongoing construction of flyovers at Enerhen Junction, PTI Junction, DSC Roundabout by Julius Berger, and the Emevor-Orogun road project.
Speaking at PTI Junction Effurun, Professor Dandaura, who was accompanied by Council members of the Institute, Thelma Okoh and Paulinus Nsirim, thanked Governor Oborevwori for his intervention on federal roads in the state.
According to him, we have driven about 128 kilometres since we left Asaba, and you can see that the roads are good, despite that, work is still going on to ensure that where we need bridges, they are constructed, and where we need to relay the road, it is being done.
“I am aware it’s a federal road; the truth of the matter is that every right-thinking governor knows that when people are driving through the state, they are not thinking who owns the road, but they will be asking, Is there no governor in this state?
“So I am happy that Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, is one of those thinking governors, he said.
Prof. Dandaura, who was led on the project tour by the State Commissioner for Information, Dr Ifeanyi Osuoza, and other top government officials, called on the federal and state governments to sustain the synergy of interventions on federal roads to ensure smooth movements across the country.
Hear him: “I want to believe too that the framework that has always existed between the Federal Government and the states where they can do the projects and FG compensates, I believe that it still exists.
“I want to encourage the Federal Government to continue in that light because what the Delta State Government is doing in particular is to rescue the Federal Government.
“What is important is that both the federal and state governments owe us Nigerians the responsibility to ensure that we can move from one place to the other in safety and also on motorable roads.
“This is what the Delta State Government is doing by standing in the gap and I commend Governor Oborevwori for this patriotic gesture.
“I am particularly happy with the quality of the job that has been done. Yes, the contractor, Julius Berger, is expensive, but when you look around the country you know that they deliver long-lasting projects and I think it is one of the reasons why Governor Oborevwori has invited them to the state.
“I encourage Julius Berger to sustain their corporate social responsibility so that the community can have a good impression of the company. We are very happy with what we have seen here today.”
