Report by the Media Dept of WUEDA
The Director General of Warri, Uvwie and Environs Special Area Devt Agency, (WUEDA), Hon. Prince Godwin Ejinyere has assured that the State Govt’s storm water drainage projects now ongoing in Ugboroke area of the Oil City would be completed in record time despite the discovery of some obstructions such as electric poles and cables.
Prince Ejinyere gave the assurance on Monday when he led a team of WUEDA’s civil engineers on an unscheduled visit to Ugboroke where he inspected the storm water flood control projects at River Road and Olarhe Quarters of Ugboroke, in Uvwie LGA of Delta State.
The WUEDA DG who frowned at the slow pace at which electric poles and cables were being removed to pave the way for unhindered execution of the project, urged those involved in the process to hasten up the removal of such obstacles, as the rainy season would soon set in.
He urged officials of CCECC, the contractor handling the projects, to take concrete measures to stop underground water from flowing into the floor of the drainage channel at Olarhe Quarters, to guarantee its integrity and long life span.
The WUEDA DG said the unscheduled inspection visit was in line with Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s directive that projects should be frequenty inspected to ensure that jobs were not only delivered within stipulated time frame but also according to specifications, so as to meet international standards.
WUEDA’s Director of Project and Works, Engr. Ofoeyenor Bemigho assured the Director General that the electric poles and cables which caused obstructions to the projects, would be conveniently removed when the work got to that point.
The DG directed Engr. Bemigho to work out a definite date for the removal of the poles and cables, to fast track the job, urging CCECC not to delay the projects because of obstructions that could be removed easily.
WUEDA’s Assistant Director of Project, Engr. Okeme Obruche was among those who accompanied Hon. Godwin Ejinyere on the unscheduled inspection visits.
