By Abu Micheal, Lokoja.
Aside proposing to spend about N2billion to reticulate water to Lokoja township and its environs, the Wada administration also spent close to N400 million in the embankment project to protect the Lokoja greater water works in Lokoja.
In the rural areas, the administration ensured that communities in Lokoja LGA are among the beneficiaries of the 35 water schemes across the state.
Beginning from the welcome to Lokoja, the major road that passes the state capital through to the International Market is under construction.
The road which is a dual carriage road is fitted with side walks and street light, would on completion improve the aesthetic beauty of the State Capital.
Still on road construction, the 16km Otokiti- Ganaja bye pass multi lane carriage way is still on-going at the cost of N2.94billion.
The road when completed would create another new Lokoja, a well planned urban settlement and open the landlocked metropolis to other opportunities.
The administration is also constructing the Lokoja township roads in new-layout, and the Angwar Tiv area.
Other roads such as the one that passes beside the Lokoja club, Kasuwa Guest Inn, the NUJ and several others have all been completed in the metropolis by the Wada administration.
The Wada administration is also building 500 housing units of houses for Civil Servants in Ganaja and Crusher areas of Lokoja.
This is aside the 270 post flood houses it has constructed.
The remodeling of Kogi hotels is another iconic project of this administration located in the State capital.
Mention must also be made of the Diagnostic and imaging centre in Lokoja that is nearing completion. The centre located beside the specialists hospital would when completed assist greatly in diagnosis and scanning of ailments.
Also in Lokoja is the modern trailer park in Felele. The projects which is at the cost of N1.68billion is already completed would not only clear vehicles off the major highway, would serve as a revenue earner for the state government.
There is also the embankment project that is on-going at Kabawa area of Lokoja at the cost of nearly N2billion. The project which is been handled by Chizali Nigeria Limited would when completed help prevent the perennial flooding of Kabawa as well as add to the improvement of the sanitary condition of the area.
From the list of the aforementioned projects that are either completed or at their various completion stages in Lokoja town alone, analysts, put the cost of government investment running close to N30 billion in a state where monthly revenue from the Federation account is put averagely at N3.5 billion, with the monthly wage bill put at N3.2 billion. It would be recalled that the state witnessed its lowest income when the allocation dropped to as low as N2.5 billion, an amount that could not pay salaries of workers since April last year following a drastic drop in the price of crude oil.
The present administration introduced a pilot confluence metro buses service with about 15 Ashok Leyland luxury buses to boost public transportation in the state capital.
After the flood, the state government placed emphasis on Agriculture. Lokoja got so much attention in the agric transformation project. The efforts has assisted the state in becoming the leading producer of rice and cassava in the country.
The administration of Captain Wada when viewed from its investment in Lokoja alone, makes the ancient city, a city that is pregnant with projects that would soon be delivered.
