Òborevwori/1st Exco
The Delta State Executive Council has approved 10 billion naira as Social Investment to fund palliatives for Deltans.
This was part of decisions reached at the maiden State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori at Exco Chambers, Government House, Asaba.
Briefing journalists at the end of the meeting, the State Commissioner for Works, Highways and Urban Roads, Comrade Reuben Izeze said the Governor would forward the request for the fund to the State House of Assembly for approval for the provision of palliatives for the less privileged, people living with disabilities, widows and the aged in the society.
He said Exco gave approval for the construction of several roads in furtherance of the M.O.R.E Agenda of the Oborevwori administration, adding that every Senatorial District was covered and the roads were critical to the uplifting of the economic status of the people.
The roads approved for include reconstruction of Upper and Lower Erejuwa Road in Warri, Rehabilitation of Esisi Road from Warri Sapele Road to Estate roundabout with a spur to Nana College to link Ajamimogha in Warri.
Others include the rehabilitation and asphalt overlay of of the failed sections of PTI Road in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area; rehabilitation and asphalt overlay of Oviri Court-Adagbrasa Road in Okpe local government area.
Also approved is the rehabilitation and asphalt overlay of Ohorhe-Adagbrasa-Ugolo-Okuodiete road with a spur from Adagbrasa to Ughwagba community to Okan junction along the Eku-Osubi-Effurun Road in Okpe.
Exco further approved the Construction of roads around Otovwodo junction in Ughelli North, Construction of Nsukwa-Umute-Adonte Road Phase 1 from Nsukwa to Umute in Aniocha South.
Remedial works for the failed approach to the bridge at Bedesegba along Ohoror-Bomadi Road in Bomadi was approved.
Comrade Izeze added that that Exco granted approval for the installation of all-in-one LED solar powered street lights along NPA-DSC Expressway and its environs in Uvwie and Warri South Local Government Areas.
The Commissioner said Exco also approved the payment of the 2023 counterpart fund for the Universal Basic Education Programme and for the organisation/hosting of the 7th Edition of the National Youth Games in the state.
Comrade Izeze further stated that Exco ratified the appointments of some traditional rulers including; the appointment of Macaulay Popo Ovbagbedia, Uhurhie-Sadjere II as the Ohworode of Olomu Kingdom,Clement Oghenerukevwe Ikolo as the Ovie of Ewu Kingdom in Ughelli South, Ogheneochuko Morris Eyekpimi - Egbobonyen as the Orosuen of Okere Urhobo Kingdom in Warri South and Obi Emmanuel Chukwuka as Obi of Umute Kingdom in Aniocha South.
For his part,the Commissioner for Economic Planning, Mr Sonny Ekedayen said Exco also approved the sum of 167 billion naira as 2023 supplementary budget.
He said Exco also granted approval for 40 billion naira credit facility offer to the 25 local government councils in the state to defray substantial part of outstanding retirement benefits to local government pensioners.
Before the commencement of the maiden exco meeting, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori congratulated the Commissioners on their appointments and urged them to work selflessly in the interest of the growth and development of the state.
He urged the Commissioners to key into the policy thrust of his administration stressing that the time to kick off the MORE agenda was now.
He sued for the support of Deltans to achieve set goal
