The senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, has said the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government is committed to the completion of the Bonny-Bodo road project.
Abe, spoke on Thursday during the flag off of the construction of the N120 billion Bonny-Bodo road project by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, at Shell Gate, Bonny Island, Rivers State.
He said, “I want to say with every sense of responsibility that the choice of Julius Berger is an indication of the commitment of the Federal Government of Nigeria to the realization of this road project.
“Julius Berger is the company that delivered the Abuja runway on time, they delivered the Tin Can Port before time, they will delivered the Bonny-Bodo road equally before time.
“Let me thank the two communities on whose goodwill we will depend on to achieve this monumental project, the people of Bodo and the people of Bonny and to say to them that it is the environment you create between you that will make this project realizable.
“Every other thing that will be done will come to naught if you do not provide an enabling environment for this project. I want to thank the chiefs of Bodo who are all here; I want to thank the chief of Bonny who have been here to work with the government to see to the success of this project.”
Abe, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on FERMA, insisted that the Bonny-Bodo road project, when completed will positively affect the economy of the country.
He said, “I want to correct the impression that this road is only for the people of Bonny and Bodo City or for the Niger Delta. This road is a great achievement for the entire people of Nigeria. It will affect the economy of Nigeria; it will improve the bottom line of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
“The people of Sokoto, the people of Zamfara, the people of Kaduna, the people of Lagos; all Nigerians will benefit from the construction of the Bonny-Bodo road.”