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The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has inspected the ongoing repair work at the failed sections of the Owerri-Port Harcourt Road between Umuapu and Umuagwo in Imo State.
Ogbuku stated that the road’s deplorable state necessitated the emergency measures taken by the NDDC to restore it and make it immediately motorable.
This was contained in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Tuesday by the NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs, Seledi Thompson-Wakama.
Accompanied by some Commission officials, the NDDC Chief Executive Officer received an on-site briefing from the engineers of the construction firm handling the emergency rehabilitation.
Ogbuku expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for directing the urgent restoration of the failed sections of strategic roads in the Niger Delta region.
He said, “Following a presidential directive to urgently restore the dilapidated sections of regional roads, the NDDC has quickly mobilised construction companies to carry out remedial works to ensure that the people do not suffer unnecessary hardship while travelling.”
The NDDC Managing Director commended the Federal Government for responding promptly to the people’s outcries to rehabilitate bad roads in the Niger Delta region.
He expressed confidence that the restoration work on the Owerri-Port Harcourt Road would stand the test of time once completed.
Ogbuku added, “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.”
Ogbuku said he was satisfied with the quality of the work and commended the contractor for being ready to complete it.
He urged members of the various communities and commuters to show understanding during construction, as the Commission was prepared to complete the project as quickly as possible.
One of the commercial bus drivers using the road, Mr Kinsley Okorigwe, thanked the NDDC for responding promptly to the distress calls of commuters enduring the hardship caused by the damaged road.
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