The Director General of the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency, Asaba, Chief Patrick Ukah has called for synergy with MDAs in the state.
Ukah made the call during the Agencyโs budget defense session with the state House of Assembly Committee, in Asaba, the state capital.
Presenting his scorecard to the Committee, which oversees the Agency, the Director General said following the budgetary allocation of 8 billion as the capital budget for the 2024 fiscal year, the agency had executed many projects between January and the present.
He disclosed that 44.7 kilometers of roads were completed. Among those completed roads are the construction of Ogbotobo Crescent Street, the Asphalt Overlay of Liberty Estate, the construction of Otuogwu Street Asaba Phase 1, and many others.
He mentioned that 61.12 kilometers of drainage were also done during this period.
The Director General also informed the Delta State Assembly Committee that aside from the road projects, the agency is marking eight car parks at strategic locations in Asaba, employing sweepers, and beautifying many streets and locations within the Capital Territory, adding that some of the locations were the FMC roundabout, Tempo Clinic junction, and Abraka junction, amongst others.
For the year 2025, Ukah said the Agency has been assigned the sum of 9.5 billion as the new allocation for Capital Projects.
The Director General who led officials of the agency thanked the Committee and pledged the agency’s resolve to contribute more to the MORE AGENDA of the state governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori.
The member representing Warri South constituency II, Hon. Benson Obire, commended the Director General and his team for a job well done in the Capital Territory.
Obire while assuring the Director General of the committeeโs support, called for a more robust and cordial relationship between the DG and the committee members.
