Niger Gov. Inaugurates 22km Ring Road Project
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said his administration is
considering immortalizing the late Group Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer of Access Bank Plc., Dr. Herbert Wigwe, for his contribution to
development of the state.
Wigwe, his wife, son and a former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Stock
Exchange, Abimola Ogunbanjo, died in a helicopter crash last weekend in the
United States.
Speaking on Tuesday during the inauguration of sections 2 and 3 of the 22km
Yenagoa Outer Ring Road, which was constructed by Lubrik, one of Access Bank’s
subsidiaries, Governor Diri said he will consult with elders and stakeholders
in the state with a view to naming the road after the late consummate banker
and businessman.
He also explained that Wigwe was largely instrumental to completion of the road
project.
Diri stated that the contract sum had been fully paid to the company, assuring
that in his second term, the other part of the dialyzed road would be
completed.
He said: "With the completion of the first part of this road, it means
that we can drive from Elebele to Igbogene and from there to the Ecumenical
Centre and then to Tombia. In our second tenure, the remaining part of it will
be completed to make it a complete ring road.”
Inaugurating the project, the Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Bago, said the
idea of immortalizing Wigwe was a welcome development.
While congratulating Diri on his electoral victory and second term inauguration
on Wednesday, Governor Bago described Diri’s success as a clear manifestation
of the people's staunch support to his administration.
In his remarks, the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Moses
Teibowei, said the construction and completion of sections 2 and 3 spanning
from Okarki to Imiringi Road brought to full completion one of the single
carriageway out of the dual carriageway from Elebele to Igbogene with a length
of 21. 911km..
Teibowei explained that the road contract was first awarded during the tenure
of former Governor Seriake Dickson and was inherited by the Diri
administration.
He noted that the project was re-awarded to Lubrik Construction Company on
January 4, 2021 and that the government executed it in phases of the single
carriageway, including the median and solar-powered lights.
Dignitaries who graced the event included former Senate President and former
Governor of Kwara State, Dr. Bukola Saraki, former Governor of Delta State, Dr.
Ifeanyi Okowa, former People’s Democratic Party National Chairman, Prince Uche
Secondus, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, national and state lawmakers, among others.
Attendance includes but not limited;
Mr. Daniel Alabrah
Chief Press Secretary to the Bayelsa State Governor
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