Uduaghan commends Senator representing the North Senatorial District
Ifeanyi Okowa, the senator representing North Senatorial District of Delta State in the National Assembly, on Sunday disclosed that road contracts valued at N1.1billion have been awarded for execution in four communities in the state.
Okowa made this known in Asaba at an empowerment programme he organised for people in his constituency — Ibrede, Boji Boji Owa, Alihiagu and Ute-Okpu communities.
?The Federal Executive Council has also approved the contract for the construction of roads and drainages in Umuda Layout in Asaba, to be awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC),? the Senator revealed.
He said government had also started releasing funds for the Ugiliama-Ogume Road and Utor Bridge on the Asaba-Ebu-Uromi road projects.
Okowa added that he and members of the House of Representatives representing constituencies in the district had engaged in partnerships in order to attract projects to the area.
?We have continued to co-operate as brothers in the things that concern our senatorial district and state,” the senator said.
Speaking at the occasion, Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, said it was necessary for the state government to have details of the projects, to ensure there was no duplication of efforts.
?This will help to ensure there is no duplication in what the state and federal governments are doing in this area,” he said.
?The resources are quite limited. So, we must know who is doing what, so as to enable us channel the resources properly, rather than spend them on duplicated projects.?
Uduaghan commended Okowa for the bills he had sponsored in the Senate, saying he had demonstrated that he was worth the election he won to the National Assembly?s upper chamber.
?It is not easy to sponsor bills. It requires knowledge and boldness to sponsor bills, and our Senator has been demonstrating these two basic attributes of a good legislator,? he said.
The governor commended the senator?s empowerment programme and his ability to attract development programmes and projects to his district.
