• Cautions Warri constituents against unguarded utterances on ward delineation
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has earmarked 42 road projects for inauguration in celebration of his administration’s second year in office.
During his State-of-the-State address at the House of Assembly in Asaba yesterday, Oborevwori unveiled several of the projects, including the 46-kilometre dualisation of the Ughelli–Asaba Road (Sectors C1 and C2), the Isheagu/Ewulu Road, and the Phase I bridge.
Other projects include the rehabilitation and asphalt overlay of Mariere Street in Boji-Boji Agbor, the construction of the Kwale–Beneku bridge and approach roads, and the reconstruction of Orhorhor, Chechester, and Benjamin Oseregbaje roads in Sapele.
He also mentioned the construction of roads around Otovwodo Junction in Ughelli and the maintenance, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and construction of various roads in Effurun and Ekpan.
Further works include the reconstruction of failed sections of Central Hospital Road, the rehabilitation of the link road between the Hospital and Police Command roads in Warri, and the rehabilitation of the General Hospital Road with a spur to Police Command Road from Warri/Sapele Road to Ajamimogha/Mabiaku Link Road.
Others, he listed, include the rehabilitation of Esisi Road from Warri/Sapele Road to Estate Roundabout with a spur to Nana College Road linking Ajamimogha Road, and the reconstruction of Upper and Lower Erejuwa Roads in Warri, among others.
Oborevwori also highlighted his administration’s flagship projects, which include three flyovers and three slipways in the twin cities of Warri and Effurun, saying: “These are currently at various stages of completion and are expected to be commissioned in the first quarter of 2026.” He added that other major road projects across the state are also progressing at different stages.
Delivering what he described as the first-ever State-of-the-State Address in Delta’s history, the governor said the mid-term report reflects the philosophy of the MORE agenda, which is driven by the core values of servant leadership, transparency, accountability, innovation, and excellence.
Also, during the event, the governor called on the people of Warri Federal Constituency to guide their utterances, following the controversial ward and unit delineation report recently released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The governor was reacting to potentially explosive conventional, new and social media vituperations from some Itsekiri, Ijaw and Urhobo stakeholders within the Warri Federal Constituency and beyond.
He stated: “To my people in Warri Federal Constituency, I am a governor for all Deltans. Let’s guide our utterances. I be Warri brought up and I stay in Warri.
“You said I haven’t spoken on the ward delineation by INEC, now I have spoken; allow the relevant government agencies to do their work.”
