Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says construction of eight flyover bridges in Port Harcourt alongside other critical infrastructure is in a mark of appreciation to Rivers people who steadfastly resisted attempt to use the Army and other security agencies to rig his government out of power in 2019.
Governor Wike stated this at the flag off of the 802 meters long Orochiri/Wurukwo flyover bridge, made up of a deck span of 315m, north and south side ramps of 238meters and 249 meters respectively in Port Harcourt on Saturday.
“Why we are doing this is because you too played a role in bringing us to Government. We also have to pay you back. Remember during the last election how the Army and other security agencies tried to rig us out in that election . All of you here came out and resisted that. So, for us, having given us that privilege, we have no other choice but to give you good infrastructure.”
He explained that the construction of the Orochiri-Wurukwo flyover bridge at the intersection of Olu-Obasanjo Road and Port Harcourt -Aba Expressway junction is intended to address visitors jam a good way to stand up while the construction work at the Rumuola and GRA junction flyovers are finished.
Governor Wike said the cause why the eight flyover bridges had been offered to construction giant, Julius Berger, is because of the employer’s proven integrity and his administration conviction that Rivers people deserve the high-quality infrastructure. He referred to that human beings frequently bitch approximately Julius Berger initiatives being high priced, but on the contrary it is not so.
"I realize a avenue that Julius Berger bid for and one other organisation bid for that avenue. Julius Berger bid for that street was N14 Billion, and then the other business enterprise which I will now not point out bid for N6billion. Now, we stated well, let's supply it to the organisation that bid N6billion. And we did not give Julius Berger. That become now not my administration, but I become in the management then. At the stop of the day, we spent over N20 Billion in doing that paintings. So from onset if we had given it to Julius Berger it would have been higher for us and that road is what we call Obiri Ikwerre Road."
He appealed to motorists and commuters to endure the inconvenience they will revel in during the period of the development of the 8th flyover.
Former Governor of Rivers State, Sir Celestine Omehia, who flagged off the Orochiri-Wurukwo flyover, counseled Governor Wike for pleasant his social contract with the human beings of Rivers State.
“You are gratifying your guarantees to the humans of Rivers State. And besides that, street community is an established order for the destiny. It's a way of connecting nowadays for day after today. Like you rightly said here, in case you do not it now, someone will do it at a later time. And you have shown which you have the imaginative and prescient within the management of the country.
“The populace of Rivers State nowadays isn't always the identical aspect ten years ago. The populace of Rivers State today is not the identical factor two decades ago. The potential to foresee what the nation you're looking after can be like in 5, 10, two decades is what you're doing now, the development of these bridges for the purposes of site visitors.“
Omehia urged the State authorities to claim Olu Obasanjo street a business district quarter and to specify the form of homes that have to be allowed within the location.
Rivers State Commissioner of Works, Elloka Tasie-Amadi, said the development of the Orochiri-Wurukwo flyover will get rid of vehicular visitors conflicts and keep a free glide on the intersection of Olu Obasanjo road and Port Harcourt-Aba Express manner.
“The flyover when built, might be 802m long, made of a deck span of 315m, north and south aspect ramps of 238m and 249m respectively. It can be twin carriage at the bridge and at the ground, that being eight lanes in general. Complete of direction with avenue lighting fixtures and properly sub floor drains. Its production will now not handiest useful resource socio-economic activities however will cater for destiny population increase projections as well as the growing quantity of motors in the State capital.”
KELVIN EBIRI
Special Assistant (Media) Rivers State Governor
March 06, 2021
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