Vice President Kashim Shettima and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara have commissioned the 33.5-kilometre Elele-Egbeda-Omoku dual carriageway in Rivers State.
The road connects Ikwerre, Emohua and Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Areas and includes a 99-metre bridge. The project, awarded in March 2024 with a 24-month completion period, is expected to improve transportation, connectivity and economic activities across the benefiting communities.
Speaking at the commissioning, Shettima described infrastructure development as a means of creating and distributing opportunities across the country.
“When a road works, society works,” Shettima said.
The Vice President said every infrastructure project creates opportunities for citizens and stressed that government must ensure such opportunities are distributed across the country.
Shettima said President Bola Tinubu was pleased with the completion of the project and commended Governor Fubara for committing public funds to its delivery.
He described the project as evidence that governance is a continuum and that governments must build on achievements left by previous administrations.
Fubara Highlights Impact
Governor Fubara said the presence of the Vice President at the commissioning reaffirmed that Rivers State remained an integral part of Nigeria.
He said the project would also improve security in the area, noting that the previously poor condition of the road had made it a corridor for kidnapping and oil bunkering activities.
Fubara described the completed road as another fulfilled promise of his administration and said its delivery gave him a sense of happiness and fulfilment despite the challenges his government had faced.
According to him, the most important achievement was leaving behind visible projects that would demonstrate his administration’s commitment to the people of Rivers State.
The governor also said the project would strengthen his party’s campaign efforts because of its expected impact on residents and economic activities in the area.
Earlier, the Commissioner for Works, Prof. Temple Nwofor, described the road as part of the state government’s efforts to provide durable infrastructure, connect communities, ease transportation and strengthen the state’s economy.
The 33.5km road and 99-metre bridge are expected to enhance the movement of people, goods and services across the three benefiting local government areas.
