NDDC Moves Fast, Begins Reconstruction of Failed Benin Sapele Road Within Days
Barely two days after announcing an intervention in the failed sections of the Benin Sapele axis of the Benin Asaba Sapele Road, the Niger Delta Development Commission has commenced work, with reconstruction flagged off at the Amukpe Roundabout in Delta State. Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori led the flag off ceremony alongside NDDC Governing Board Chairman Chiedu Ebie, the Commission’s Executive Director for Projects and other directors, with Edo State’s NDDC representative Patrick Aisowieren, Senator Ede Dafinone and House Committee Chairman Erhiatake Ibori Suenu also in attendance. The intervention follows a directive from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as part of Federal Government efforts to urgently address critical infrastructure challenges facing communities and road users across the Niger Delta. Representing Governor Oborevwori, Commissioner for Works Charles Aniagwu commended the NDDC for demonstrating strong partnership with the governors of the nine Niger Delta states, as the Commission mobilised China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and Ronan and Flann Limited to execute the project using a rigid pavement design. The NDDC has already scoped approximately 15.4 kilometres covering the stretch from Benin through Ologbo Junction to Sapele, describing the swift start as proof of its commitment to translating presidential directives into tangible outcomes for the Niger Delta. By Asiwaju Adekunle Saheed
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