Passed
Delta State School of Nursing & Midwifery bill.
BY
PATRICK OGBOGU
The Delta
State House of Assembly today passed a resolution urging the federal government
to reconstruct the Abraka-Sakponba-Benin Express Road and the
Sapele-Eku-Abraka-Agbor-Ewu federal roads in the state.
The
resolution followed a motion moved under matters of urgent public important by
Hon Evans Ivwurie representing Ethiope East Constituency and seconded by Hon
Sheriff Oborevwori.
The
motion also called on Gov Ifeanyi Okowa as a matter of urgency urged President
Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Mnister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr
Babatunde Fashola SAN to immediately return the contractor back to site and
carry out repair works on the road.
The
motion was amended by Hon Reuben Izeze representing Ughelli South Constituency
to expunge the part of the motion which called on President Buhari to
investigate the non completion and abandonment of the two roads and the section
of the money released and the actual money paid to the contractors.
Hon Izeze
said it was not within the legislative power of the House to urge the President
to investigate the non completion of the road.
The
motion was unanimously adopted by the House.
The
motion as moved by Hon Ivwurie noted that the Abraka and the adjourning roads
was awarded at the cost of #30 billion in February 2011, while the
Sapele-Abraka-Agbor-Ewu dualization was awarded at the cost of # 112.8 billion
in March 2015.
He said
both roads were federal roads and have remained in a state of dilapidation,
unmotorable and had been completely abandoned despite the fact that the roads
had been flagged off and mobilization fees paid to the contractors.
The
lawmaker told his colleagues that the two federal roads were of high economic
importance as it connects over two hundred communities in the state with Edo
neighbouring Edo state.
He
stressed that the present state of the road had made it difficult for farmers,
motorists and other road users, hence the need for the immediate repair of the
road.
Other
lawmakers who supported the motion including Hon Izeze; Hon Emeka Nwaobi and Hon
Daniel Yingi adduced that it was the responsibility of the federal government
to fix federal roads, adding that the movement of goods and services including
farm produce to other parts of the country was now very difficult because of
the deplorable conditions of the roads.
The
lawmakers pointed out that many people will be thinking that the two roads were
owned by the state government and would be wondering why the state government
abandoned the roads whereas they were federal roads.
The
motion was unanimously adopted by the House when put to a voice vote by the
Speaker, Rt Hon Monday Igbuya.
The
School of Nursing and Midwifery bill was also passed today before
the House adjourned to tomorrow morning.
the House adjourned to tomorrow morning.
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