By Awhawha Awhawha
Delta State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Thursday, said Governor Sheriff Oborevwori was partnering with the Federal Government for the overall development of the state.
Aniagwu who disclosed this at a news conference in Asaba said interactions and interfacing with relevant organs of government at different levels will be strengthened for the purpose of advancing the MORE agenda.
According to him, “we will continue to smoothen our relationship with federal bodies starting from the Presidency to all other agencies of government all with a view to ensuring that our state benefits maximally from whatever it is that we can get so that at the end of the day we are able to make life much more meaningful for our people.
“Our state has started reaping from that relationship because on Sunday, we joined the federal government for the concessioning of the Benin – Onitsha Expressway with dual carriage.
“That is going to ease off transportation along that corridor and we very much support it.
“We also support that initiative of the federal government and as a government and administration, we wholeheartedly welcome the idea so that that road will become much more motorable in the course of time.
“On Monday you also saw the Minister of Works, Engr David Umahi as well as our own governor who represented the President still on the line of the very cordial relationship that we maintain with the federal government.
“We have made it very clear over time that at the moment we have one President and we will continue to cooperate with that President for the purpose of ensuring that our country functions effectively.
Similarly on Tuesday, First Lady of Nigeria had a successful two-day visit to Delta State, to recognize vital roles of midwives in public healthcare , maternal care and childcare services, from the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria
Her visit brought about the official presentation of professional kits (10,000 Crocs and scrubs), to the midwives in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, He stated.