Diri Excited As Contractors Speed Up Road Projects in Bayelsa
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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, is excited that money spent on road projects in the state is not wasted afterall. He said during an unscheduled visit to some of the project sites, that even with teh rains, the contractors were still working and were serious about delivering based on agreed timeless.
The governor who said the government was not indebted to the contractors also spoke on his determination to ensure that quality projects were delivered to the state.
Some of the roads visited were the Toru-Ebeni-Okumbiri-Amatolo-Bolou-Orua- Kabeama road, the Akaba -Okodi road, the Oxbow Lake-Agbura road as well as the Angiama bridge project on the Yenagoa-Oporoma road.
At the Agbura project site, the governor said: “The work is very appreciable. The rains have come and certainly the pace will not be the same but I appreciate the contractors.
“I decided to embark on an unscheduled visit. For me to see people on site working meant they have been here otherwise the sites would have closed down.
“We are also not owing them. During the campaigns, I said that the development of this state is not political. As a government, we will never politicise the development of our state.
“I appreciate what they are doing. If we continue this way, we will meet our targets on the various road projects, which I believe will not be far from the initial deadline dates.”
He said funds were being promptly released to the contractors for speedy execution of the projects and hailed the commitment of the contractors to the projects by working even in the peak of the rainy season.
Also, the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Estate Surveyor Moses Teibowei, said the presence of the contractors at the sites despite the rains showed they were keeping faith with the government.
