By Abdulrahim Omeiza Habib.
The inspection team of Kogi State Ministry of Works and Housing, on Thursday, toured construction sites of ongoing and completed infrastructural projects across the eastern senatorial district of the state.
Led by the Commissioner for Works and Housing, Engr. Abubakar Ohere, the team inspected the completed work on the 31km Ibana-Okpo Ikeje-Ogugu-Ette road constructed by the Governor Yahaya Bello-led administration.
The team confirmed that the 55.4km Idah-Ugwolaoo, Ejule-Anyigba and Ankpa-Abejukolo road are near completion with asphalt overlay commenced by TEC Engineering.
At Ankpa, the Commissioner thanked the people for their hospitality and cooperation extended to the contractors. He noted that this led to the early completion of the township road projects. He assured them of the Governor’s commitment to the completion of the little finishing works and prepare them for commissioning soon.
While at Ogugu, the commissioner commended the giant strides of Governor Bello for the unprecedented approach deployed in tackling the menace of gully erosion across the state, citing the 18 km Adum to Ogugu road, Okegbi, Alasha communities, all in Olamaboro local government area of the state.
Ohere added that the reclamation works over the devastated area are fully achieved with ongoing mitigation measures to stabilize the area for effective utilisation. All the 18 kilometer roads inspected aside reclaimed gully are fitted with adequate drainages stone pitching and bioremediation works.
Meanwhile, final portions of the Anyigba-Ejule-Idah road are undergoing surface dressing before final asphalt overlay.
Addressing the contractor, the commissioner advised the company to consider essential drain works as they progress in to the town to give way for a stable finishing.
Also inspected on the second day of the projects inspection tour was the renovation and expansion work of both the Kogi State University Teaching Hospital and Idah Specialist Hospital.
At KSU teaching hospital, the Commissioner commended the state government for the prompt release of funds to contractor. This he said was borne out of the Governor’s determination to ensure qualitative medical learning facilities and environment.
He expressed satisfaction with the level of work done so far and its quality.
All these, he said, are measures by the Governor Yahaya Bello administration towards positioning Kogi state as a mega-city, adding that giving the pace of rapid development Kogi state is witnessing, Governor Bello may likely push Kogi to attain the megacity status even before the 2024.
