Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has given a agency dedication that the multi-billion naira Port Harcourt Ring Highway mission will likely be prepared for commissioning by October this 12 months.
The Governor made this identified on Tuesday throughout an intensive inspection of the 50.15-kilometer mission, which spans six native authorities areas together with Port Harcourt Metropolis, Obio/Akpor, Ikwerre, Etche, Eleme, and Ogu-Bolo.
Through the tour, Governor Fubara emphasised that the large infrastructure, that includes six flyovers and a river-crossing bridge, stays a precedence for his administration regardless of the political headwinds within the state.
He famous that the development large, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, has been remobilized to the location and has promised to satisfy the brand new timeline if the present tempo of funding is maintained.
Addressing the origins of the mission, Fubara spoke warmly of his predecessor and present FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, acknowledging that the highway was the brainchild of the previous governor.
“This mission is essential contemplating the one that conceived it, my Oga, the Honourable Minister. He had a really massive imaginative and prescient. He believed that if I achieved this mission in document time, folks could be pleased with me,” Fubara said.
The Governor additional defined that he stays devoted to fulfilling the aspirations Wike had for the state’s growth.
He added: “However no matter is occurring, it is usually my want and my battle to make sure that that want comes via. So you’ll be able to perceive the significance of this mission to us and to everybody who means properly for our pricey state.”
The Port Harcourt Ring Highway is designed as a strategic bypass to decongest the state capital and hyperlink burgeoning industrial and residential zones.
Initially flagged off with a 36-month completion window, the mission is now being fast-tracked to function a landmark achievement for the present administration.
It could possibly be recalled that earlier this week, a peace assembly was brokered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the State Home in Abuja between Governor Fubara and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.