In terms of infrastructure development, Warri lagged behind other major Nigerian cities during the military era. But the situation has significantly changed since the advent of democracy 15 years ago. Since 1999, the physical outlook of this very important city has gradually improved with each administration and this is set to change even more with the ongoing…
Ughelli-Asaba Highway Dualisation: Paving the Way for Prosperity
Virtually all the infrastructure being developed by Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s administration has economic benefits to the people. The 162.27-kilometre Ughelli-Asaba Highway, which is currently being dualised is one of the star projects of the government. For the purpose of ease of construction, and its importance to the state, the road was divided into three sections.…
Sapele-Abigborodo Road: A Dream Come True
For the people of Abigborodo community, in Warri North Local Government Area, a journey from Sapele to the town by road is a dream come true. In January this year Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan paid a historic visit to the riverrine community, his hometown by road, setting aside the age-long history of accessing the community only…
World-Class Delta State University Teaching Hospital
One of the sad ironies of the Nigerian situation in the last three decades of its existence as an independent country is the dearth of world-class infrastructure in the health sector. This explains why many Nigerians, especially the well-to-do in the society, choose to travel abroad for even minor health challenges. The situation is depressing, not just for the huge…
Delta Beyond Oil
Beyond his eight-year tenure as governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan is concerned about the future of the state. He believes that someday, the crude oil wells of the Niger Delta region will dry up and revenue will stop coming from that source. Ordinarily, that should give every well-meaning citizen of that state reason to…
Award-winning Micro-credit
The Micro-credit programme is adjudged one of the star programmes of the Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s administration. Designed as an economic empowerment programme for the purpose of poverty alleviation, the Mcro-Credit programme is a success story. Since it started in 2007, Anthonia Ashiedu, the Commissioner for Poverty Alleviation, said over N3 billion has been invested in…
People-oriented Free Maternal and Child Health Programme
His background as not just a medical doctor but an obstretician and gynaecologist, no doubt influenced his policy of free maternal and childcare with a resolve to reduce to the barest minimum, the maternal and infant mortality ratio. To achieve this, needed infrastructure have been put in place and today, the success story is that…
The Convention Centre-DOME
That Asaba, the Delta State capital, has become the favourite of event organisers especially professional bodies, is common knowledge. The reason is not far-fetched. As one of the fastest-growing capital cities, the peace and tranquility of the town, coupled with well-developed infrastructure has made it the tourists’ delight. The state government therefore considered it expedient…
A Peep at the Future
The Delta State Government is laying a solid foundation for the future through infrastructural development and economic advancement programmes The future, goes a popular saying, belongs to those who are able to see and plan ahead of time. Emmanuel Uduaghan, governor of Delta State, knows this too well and that was what informed his decision…
Nine Tertiary Institutions In 15 Years: Creating Opportunities for Higher Education
The sheer number of higher institutions that had been established in Delta State since the inception of democracy in 1999, is a positive commentary on the importance successive administrations attach to acquisition of knowledge especially at the tertiary level. From the administration of former governor, James Onanefe Ibori, (1999 to 2007) to incumbent governor, Emmanuel…
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