The Delta State Government says it has completed major infrastructure projects in four riverine communities and approved four additional projects to extend development to hard-to-reach areas of the state.
The Commissioner for Riverine Infrastructure Development, Hon. Ebikeme Clark, disclosed this on Thursday after defending the ministry’s 2027 budget proposal during the bilateral budget discussions organised by the Ministry of Economic Planning in Asaba.
Clark listed Kantu, Kolokolo in Warri North Local Government Area, Okerenkoko and Ijala in Warri South Local Government Area as communities where the projects had been completed.
He said contractors had also been approved for the four additional projects authorised by the State Executive Council.
“We were able to complete almost all our projects. We completed the project in Kantu, Kolokolo in Warri North, Okerenkoko and the project in Ijala in Warri South.
“We have four more projects approved by the State Executive Council, and contractors have been approved for them,” he said.
The commissioner said the ministry would sustain its infrastructure programme in 2027 to ensure that riverine communities were not left out of the state’s development plans.
He said the administration was committed to extending development to all parts of Delta State, including communities that had faced infrastructure challenges.
“For the first time, we are seeing development taking place in riverine areas. This is a government that believes that every part of the state should develop equally,” Clark said.
He added, “The same thing we are doing this year, we want to do even more next year. We will continue to appeal to the governor to do more for our people.”
On the ministry’s budget performance, Clark said implementation of its capital projects was above 50 per cent, taking into account completed projects and those already approved.
He expressed satisfaction with the ministry’s performance and pledged continued efforts to improve infrastructure in riverine communities.
