Rivers State Government\u00a0 has invested over N90Billion in the construction<\/p>\n
of\u00a0 critical road infrastructure\u00a0 to develop\u00a0 the economy of the state,
\nGovernor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced.<\/p>\n
The governor\u00a0 also said\u00a0 that\u00a0 the infrastructure development\u00a0 programme
\nof his administration\u00a0 has been insulated\u00a0 from political consideration
\nfor the attainment\u00a0 of\u00a0 positive\u00a0 results.<\/p>\n
Declaring open the West Africa Architects Fair (WAAF 2016) in Port
\nHarcourt on Tuesday , Governor Wike said :”On infrastructure, we have over
\n90 billion naira into construction, rehabilitation and reconstruction of
\nroads, bridges and jetties. This money has effectively delivered over 80
\nroads, while work is ongoing on the construction of about 35new roads,
\nspread across the three senatorial districts of the State.<\/p>\n
“Most importantly, in order to derive maximum value for money spent, we
\nhave insulated our infrastructure development and delivery master plan
\nfrom political considerations by ensuring that the designing, construction
\nand supervision of all our roads are handled by reputable professionals
\nand construction companies.”<\/p>\n
Represented\u00a0 by\u00a0 the\u00a0 Secretary to the Rivers State Government , Governor
\nWike noted that his administration\u00a0 overcame initial\u00a0 challenges\u00a0 of empty
\ntreasury , unpaid salaries , insecurity\u00a0 caused by closed courts and\u00a0 a
\nweak economy .<\/p>\n
He said: “When we assumed office we met a State that was at the lowest
\nrung in all indices of development. Besides an empty treasury, we
\ninherited months of unpaid salaries to civil servants and a totally broken
\ninfrastructure. The poor security situation was exacerbated by the
\nprolonged closure of the courts for over 12 months leading to
\nunprecedented capital flights and disinvestments.<\/p>\n
“However, 17 months after, we have recorded remarkable achievements in
\nseveral areas of development. For instance, our first sets of priority
\nwere to clear the backlog of salaries, fix our broken roads and transport
\ninfrastructure and create jobs by reflating the economy. In all these we
\nhave successfully delivered.<\/p>\n
“For instance, apart from clearing the arrears of salaries, we are among
\nthe very few States with proven capacity to meet our financial obligations
\nto civil servants, contractors and vendors. On infrastructure, we have
\nover 90 billion naira into construction, rehabilitation and reconstruction
\nof roads, bridges and jetties”.<\/p>\n
The governor\u00a0 lauded Nigerian\u00a0 Architects\u00a0 for their contributions to the
\ndevelopment\u00a0 of\u00a0 the\u00a0 country. He said since his days as council chairman
\nof\u00a0 Obio\/Akpor Local Government Area , through\u00a0 to his days as Minister of
\nState for Education to now that he is a governor, he has collaborated
\nwith architects to deliver quality\u00a0 projects.<\/p>\n
In his remarks , the\u00a0 President of Nigeria Institute of Architects ,
\nArchitect Tonye Oliver Braide said\u00a0 that\u00a0 Architects\u00a0 are working\u00a0 towards
\ndeveloping new cities that will help grow\u00a0 the economies of different
\ncountries .<\/p>\n
WAAF\u00a0 2016 is a gathering\u00a0 of\u00a0 architects\u00a0 and allied professionals from
\nacross West African sub region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rivers State Government\u00a0 has invested over N90Billion in the construction of\u00a0 critical road infrastructure\u00a0 to develop\u00a0 the economy of the state, Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced. The governor\u00a0 also…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n