THE NATION
Two major projects worth over N32 billion are to be commissioned in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, The Nation learnt.
The commissioning which will be carried out by the Minister of Niger Delta Development, Abubakar Momoh are located in Bayelsa and Ondo states.
According to a statement by the special assistant on media and communications to the minister, John Mayaki, the projects include the 25.753 kilometres Ogbia-Nembe Road and Bridges, worth N24,421,857,276.16 billion represents a lifeline for the long-isolated oil-producing communities, traversing swampy terrains.
The project, according to the minister was constructed in collaboration with Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria Ltd (SPDC).
The statement quoted the minister as saying that the “infrastructure not only establishes a vital connection between Nembe and the nation. It also promises to ignite economic prosperity across the region.
He stated: “This project cost the sum of N24,421,857,276.16 (Twenty – Four Billion, Four Hundred and Twenty – One Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty – Seven Thousand, Two Hundred and Seventy-Six Naira, Sixteen kobo), and the scope is 25.753 km asphalt pavement single carriageway; 9.15 km of pre-fabricated vertical drains on the swamp, and Seven bridges.
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