Speaking during the ceremony, Uduaghan, who also flagged off the Tuomo-Tamigbe road, urged the Federal Government to ensure even development of the country.
He said his government was committed to development of the state in spite of its lean resources, adding that Vice President Goodluck Jonathan would soon visit the state to inaugurate the
While commending NDDC for the projects, the governor appealed to citizens of the state to cooperate with the contractors handling various projects even as he urged Deltans living outside the state to return home and contribute to its development.
The about 3km road was the first of three-phase road/bridge projects by NDDC in the Bomadi area of the state. Already, the Tuomo-Tamigbe (2nd phase) was also flagged off yesterday.
The Managing Director of the NDDC, Mr. Timi Alaibe, said the commission took a study on road link from Bomadi to Ojobo, adding that due to the difficult tterrain, decided to embark on the project in phases.
He said the second phase of the road would be the Tuomo – Tamigbe road, while the third, he said would lbe from Tamigbe to Ojobo.
Mr. Alaibe also revealed that the NDDC will handle the opening up of Gabanjolor to Obotebe in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State.
Also speaking at the occasion witnessed by prominent Niger Deltans, Senator James Manager, representing Delta South at the Senate, commended the NDDC under Alaibe for the road projects.
Manager, who is also the Chair of the Senate Committee on the NDDC, said his committee would be in the area in November to inspect the second phase of the road project.
For his part, the Acting Chairman of the NDDC board, Mr. Bassey Don-Abis, said all the Niger Delta region needed was development, promising that the commission would do its best in this regard.
