By Obiabin Onukwugha
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has assured that the reconstruction of the failed sections of the Owerri-Port Harcourt Road between Umuapu and Umuagwo in Ohaji/Egbema local government area of Imo State will be completed before the rains set in.
NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, gave the assurance while inspecting the ongoing emergency rehabilitation at the boundary between Rivers and Imo states.
Ogbuku expressed satisfaction with the quality of the job and commended the contractor for the milestone achieved so far, urging it to ensure speedy completion of the project.
Ogbuku, who was accompanied by he Executive Director, Projects, Sir Victor Antai, and other NDDC Directors of the agency, also expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for supporting the NDDC.
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He noted that the road’s deplorable state necessitated emergency measures, saying that the NDDC team had earlier inspected the reconstructed Irrua-Ewu-Agbede-Aviele road in Edo State.
“We are restoring the dilapidated sections of regional roads as part of our efforts to give meaning to President Tinubu’s administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
“As an interventionist agency, we will continue to complement the efforts of both the Federal and State Governments by taking measures to ease the stress commuters face daily.
“We expect steady progress as road users and the affected communities have been supportive and accommodating,” Ogbuku stated.
The lead engineer of the construction firm, Engr., Mohammed Ibrar, assured that his construction firm would not compromise on quality as it rehabilitates the road.
