Tag: Sheriff Oborevwori

Delta State Commissioner for Works (Rural and Riverine Roads), Mr Charles Aniagwu, says Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori is committed to linking rural communities with durable roads to boost the socio-economic well being of rural dwellers.

Aniagwu stated this shortly after the inspection of construction of Jolly Avenue in Onicha-Ugbo, Aniocha North Local Government Area of the state.

He said that Oborevwori was determined to deliver no fewer than 130 kilometres of road projects across the state ahead of his first year anniversary in office.

Aniagwu urged the contractors and the supervising engineers in the ministry to ensure they deliver quality work for the people.

“We are here today at the instance of Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori to see the level of work done on this road and I can tell you that I am very impressed with the speed of work here.

“Gov. Oborevwori is determined to link rural communities across the state with very durable roads that can stand the test of time.

“The Governor believes that once the people are connected with quality roads, it will improve the socio-economic development of the people,” he said.

“As a state government, we are taking advantage of the dry season to deliver on a number of roads across the state and in that regard we are targeting no fewer than 130 kilometres of roads to be delivered and ready for inauguration ahead of Gov. Oborevwori’s first anniversary in office.

“I have told the contractor and the supervising engineers in the ministry to ensure they deliver quality work for the people in appreciation of their support to the government over the years,” Aniagwu added.

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Friday, said his administration would ensure completion of all ongoing projects while also initiating new ones for the sustainable development of the state.

Governor Oborevwori disclosed this during inspection of construction of storm drainage channel from Owa-Alero and its environs through Owa-Alizomor and Owa-Ofie to link Iyi-Amah stream in Ika North-East Local Government Area of the state.

The Governor who was conducted round the site by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Works, Engr Fred Edafiogho and Project Consultant Mr John Onwualu, expressed satisfaction with the quality and pace of work, adding that his administration has zero tolerance for project abandonment.

He said: “For the past few days we have been going round to inspect projects. We are taking advantage of the dry season to know how many projects that will be completed.

“We are here to see what they have done because you cannot know the extent of work just from the paper work. I am very impressed seeing what they have done.

“It is to discharge water from Owa-Alero to Iyi-Ama stream. They have assured us that the job will be completed in the next four months.

“I am satisfied with the work done so far by the contractor, CCECC. What is going on here is the same thing going on in Warri. The other phase of the Warri storm drainage project will soon commence.

“The only way to cure the flood water problems here, is to build this storm water drainage and that’s what we are doing here.

“The major work of about 75% have been done already. The remaining 25% will be completed by April like the contractor”.

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Wednesday, said his administration would continue to improve on the agricultural value chain to ensure food security and job creation in the state.

Governor Oborevwori disclosed this while speaking to journalists after inspecting the Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS) at Mbiri Farm Settlement with 30 greenhouses for the cultivation of tomatoes and other vegetables, and the Agro-Industrial Park, Aboh-Ogwashi for

rice milling and others, in Ika North-East and Aniocha South local government areas, respectively.

According to him, “If you go through my MORE agenda, I said that there is going to be sustainable agriculture sector reforms. I also said that the agricultural value chain will be sustained.

“And seeing what the immediate past administration has done here, it gladdens my heart. The Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture has briefed me that we have this kind of farm settlement in the three senatorial districts.

“We are going to support them because we have N2 billion Special Agricultural Intervention Fund and we will disburse that money within this month”.

On the state of the access road to the farm settlement, Governor Oborevwori said: “We will work with the Ministry of Works to see how we will manage this road to enable us take these produce out.

“I asked a question on how many tonnes of tomatoes we can get in each of the green houses and I was told that it’s about three tonnes.

“So, you see that out of the thirty green houses we have here, eleven are already cultivated and that will give us about thirty-three tonnes.

“You see, our people go to the North to get tomatoes and this place has been existing for some decades now. So, this farm settlement is a very good choice to do this green house planting for the production of tomatoes and other vegetables.

“People erroneously think that we are an oil-producing state and so we can depend on only the oil. No, we cannot depend on oil alone.

“With the removal of oil subsidy, we should also encourage our people to go into farming because it will help us. Food security is very important. Our people consume a lot: so, we must make food available and that’s why I have come here”.

At the Agro-Industrial Park, Aboh-Ogwashi, where rice would be milled, Governor Oborevwori said that aside road construction, his administration would also concentrate on other key infrastructures aimed at boosting food security and job creation for the people.

He added that his administration would work with the project Consultant to ensure its prompt completion for the benefit of the state and country.

The State Commissioner for Agricultural Development, Mr. Perez Omoun, had said under the Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme, AADS, the State Government had established three greenhouse farms at Mbiri, Kpakiama and Deghele.

Welcoming the Governor earlier, the Obi of Mbiri Kingdom, HRM Obi Ifeanyichukwu Alekwe II, commended Governor Oborevwori for personally coming to visit the community and appealed for the construction of the farm settlement road and for the establishment of a College of Agriculture in the community.

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has assured Deltans of his administration’s commitment to the sustainable development and advancement of the state through his MORE Agenda.

The governor who gave the assurance in his New Year Message to the people of the state, urged them to continue to remain united, focused and peaceful as they enter the year 2024.

A statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, in Asaba, said Governor Oborevwori reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to providing quality and enhanced service delivery to Deltans, and expressed confidence that God would perfect everything concerning Delta and Nigeria in the new year.

He said the outgoing year, 2023, was a challenging but very eventful year and thanked God for his administration has achieved in the past seven months.

The Governor urged the people of the state to remain prayerful, peaceful and law- abiding, adding that he was trusting God for greater things for the people of the state in the new year.

“With profound gratitude to God Almighty, I extend a warm welcome to each and every one of you in the year 2024. I join you in thanking God for His protection and direction during the preceding year, 2023.

“I appreciate immensely the unalloyed support and cooperation that our administration has enjoyed from Deltans; this has been a huge source of encouragement and strength to the government.

“I appreciate our collective resolve to continue to live together in peace in spite of the economic challenges our people are grappling with, especially with the removal of subsidy on petrol in the country.”

According to him, “given our modest strides in the past seven months, I have no doubt that, with the same level of cooperation from the good people of Delta State, we will achieve more in all facets of governance and development in the coming year.

“With the amazing support I enjoy from the legislature, the judiciary, the civil service, traditional and religious leaders and my team of political appointees, I am very optimistic of advancing Delta State in 2024.

“To demonstrate our readiness to hit the ground running in 2024, we are one of the first states in the country to sign our 2024 Budget into law, and we are prepared for the onerous task of providing the people with good governance.

“Furthermore, our administration recorded huge milestones in just six months in office with the award of N78 billion contracts for flyovers, cloverleaf, pedestrian bridges and road expansion projects in Warri and Effurun area of the state to world class construction giant, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc.”

The governor added that his administration had, in the last seven months, kept faith with his promises to the people, assuring that more developments awaited the people in the coming months and years.

“We have been doing our best to ensure that the developmental needs of the state are attended to by applying the level of prudence and fiscal discipline that the present challenges demand.”

He urged Deltans to remain peaceful and live in amity with their neighbours in order to enhance security in the state, which, according to him, is one of the core elements of the MORE agenda.

Governor Oborevwori, said: “My dear people of Delta, there cannot be any meaningful development without peace as nothing tangible can be achieved in an atmosphere of strife and acrimony.

“Therefore, it is essential that we maintain good relationships with our neighbours in order for the government to allocate the limited funds it has to the advancement of our communities.

“By the grace of God, the year 2024 promises to be a greater year of God’s blessings to our people and my prayer is that Almighty will meet Deltans and Nigerians at the point of their needs.

“Be assured that we will continue, as always, to ensure that Delta remains secured just as social services, including the provision of infrastructure, will be given adequate attention in the new year.

“So, let us look up to the new year with the same zeal of a people with capacity to excel even in difficult situations.

“On behalf of my family, the government and people of Delta State, I wish you all a very prosperous new year ahead.”

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has expressed appreciation to Local Government Council Chairmen in the state for their contributions to sustainable peace and development of the State.

Governor Oborevwori made the commendation when he received on Christmas and New Year visit, the State Chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, led by Hon. Victor Ebonka at Government House, Asaba.

The Governor said that his administration had in the last seven months kept his campaign promises to the people of the state,  assuring that the year ahead would be better than the former.

Governor Oborevwori said: “I am happy receiving you here today on Christmas visit and I want to appreciate you all for coming and for all the good works you are doing in your various local government areas.

“As I have always said in my MORE Agenda, we cannot enhance peace and security if your local government is not peaceful. I know that by the grace of God, 2024 is going to be a more better year.

“We have done very well in year 2023 and I know that 2024 God being with us its going to be better for all of us as a state and country”.

Earlier, Hon. Ebonka said ALGON had come to felicitate with the Governor on Christmas and New year and to thank him for his visionary leadership style and support for Councils in the state.

He said it was on record that throughout the Governor’s tenure as Speaker, no Council Chairman was summoned to the House of Assembly.

He also appreciated the Governor for recalling the Chairman of Ndokwa East, Hon. Juan Governor from suspension.

In a related development, Governor Oborevwori also played host to the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor and members of the House.

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has charged mandate officers in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure strict adherence to standards before clearance certificates are issued to contractors for projects done.

The Governor gave the charge on Friday while receiving the College of Permanent Secretaries led by the state Head of Service, Mr. Reginald Bayoko, on a Christmas and New Year visit to him in Government House, Asaba.

The Governor, who said that Permanent Secretaries were very key to his administration, commended them for their commitment and support to his government as they effectively held the ministries before commissioners were appointed in line with constitutional requirements.

He noted that his administration was very focused on consolidating on the foundations already laid in the past few months in 2024, adding that his government would remain committed to its MORE agenda to deliver the gains of democracy to the people of the state.

He said the administration had been running smoothly without borrowing because of its prudent management of the state’s resources, adding that if there would ever be any reason to do so, such facility must be tied to tangible and beneficial projects.

“I am happy to receive you people today because Permanent Secretaries are very important to this administration.

“When I assumed office, I ran the state with you people before Commissioners were appointed. I must say that you people did extremely well.

“Most of the achievements we have today, you people laid the foundation. We planned ahead before the Commissioners came. I want to say that you contributed to the commendation we receive today in the country.

“We give God the glory for the achievements we have had and I advise that we continue to sustain it in the coming year.

“We are among the few states that have not borrowed money since we came on board seven months ago. If we must borrow, we must borrow money that would be tied to projects and we will be very sure of the projects.

“Another advice I want to give to the Permanent Secretaries is that you discuss with your Directors to ensure that they issue certificates to contractors for only completed jobs.

“This is because a lot is going on and we won’t take it in 2024. Your certificate will not guarantee payment except when the jobs have been verified as completed.

“If this government succeeds, we have all succeeded. I believe that 2024 will be better than 2023,” Oborevwori added.

Continuing, he said; “we must thank God for the achievements so far; we have engaged a construction giant, Julius Berger to build flyovers, cloverleaf, pedestrian bridges and expand roads in Warri and Effurun. We have also inaugurated several projects, while other projects are being constructed across the state.”

Earlier, Bayoko who led the delegation of the College of Permanent Secretaries, made up of 45 Permanent Secretaries and 15 Heads of Extra Ministerial Departments, commended the Governor for granting them audience.

He extended the felicitation of the College of Permanent Secretaries and the entire state Civil Service to the Governor on Yuletide and commended him for his visionary leadership style since he took the mantle of leadership of the state.

“We represent a group of dedicated public servants committed to the noble cause of serving our beloved state under your guidance and vision.

“We extend our heart- felt felicitation to you and your immediate family. We say that within this short time that you have been on the saddle as the head, you have provided visionary leadership.

“We have seen unprecedented development and your commitment towards the public service and your drive in ushering a new era of prosperity has been inspirational.

“As Civil Servants, we are the backbone of public administration and it is our solemn duty to implement your vision effectively and efficiently.

“So, we stand here today, not just as your team, but also as committed individuals ready to take on the challenges that would come our way because we are inspired by your leadership.

“So, as we face the new year, we know that there would be challenges but be rest assured that we are ready to turn any challenge that comes our way into stepping stones for a better future for our state,” Bayoko said.