Rivers: Gov. Fubara Inspects Abua/Agba-Ndele Link Bridge, Assures Timely Completion
By Kelechi PAUL
The governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has assured indigenes on the completion of the 240-meter link bridge between Abua, in Abua/Odual Local Government Area, and Agbandele in Emohua Local Government Area.
Addressing newsmen on Friday at Abua during the inspection of the abandoned 240-meter bridge that links Agba Ndele in Emohua Local Government Area, Fubara said the project was initiated by administrations before his own and inherited by the immediate past administration, led by Chief Nyesom Wike, which made a financial commitment to continue it, but that the contractors couldn't assess the funds because of bank issues.
The governor who was accompanied by his commissioner of Works, Dr. George Kelly Alabo during the inspection, said his administration’s efforts to revisit the Abua-Agbandele project is in response to the passionate appeal by the people of Abua for the project to be completed.
According to a release by his aide on Media, Boniface Onyedi, the governor pointed out that the contending issues had been resolved with the contractors handling the project, thus enabling them to return to the site, noting that the road when completed will create an alternative access route from Port Harcourt to Abua through Emohua.
"We are in Abua, and this is about 240-meter bridge linking Agbandele. So, Abua people do not need to travel through the Ahoada axis but from here connect to Emohua and then the heart of the city of Port Harcourt.
"This project will have a direct bearing on the lives of our people. Government is about making a positive impact and providing the needed facilities, and I feel strongly that we are not wasting our money if we revisit this project and put it into use," Fubara said.
The governor also inspected the progress of ongoing work on the 8.1-kilometre Abua-Emoh-Iyak-Ighom-Elok road project in the Abua-Odual Local Government Area.
Governor Fubara rounded off the project inspections at Egbeda in the Emohua Local Government Area where he expressed hope of completing the internal roads as part of projects earmarked for his hundred days in office.
