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NDDC
Completes 16km Odi-trofani Road
After several failed attempts by the people of the
riverine settlement in Trofani in the Sagbama Local
Government Area of Bayelsa State to have their community
linked by road to the rest of the state the Niger Delta
Development Commission (NDDC) has finally completed a
16km road to the community which would be commissioned
before the end of the year.
The 15.58 kilometre Odi-Trofani road with five bridges
linking the famous Odi community in the Kolokuma/Opokuma
local government area and Trofani in Sagbama council
area, home town of Air Admiral Larry Koinyan (rtd),
former chairman of the defunct DFRRI.
Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development
Commission (NDDC), Mr. Timi Alaibe who disclosed this to
Vanguard in Yenagoa said the road which has been
completed would be commissioned in no distant time.
The road he said is designed to accelerate development
and open up the various communities between Odi and
Trofani in Kolokuma-Opokuma and Sagbama council areas
respectively. The NDDC boss further explained that the
rehabilitation of the Odi stretch of the East-West road
and construction of internal concrete road to Odi
secondary school has brought succour to this ancient
Ijaw settlement and has significantly enhanced both
social and economic live of the people.
On the Sagbama-Tungbo-Bolu Orua-Angiama-Ebedebiri-Toru
Orua road, Mr. Alaibe said the firm handling the job
should not be blamedfor the slow pace of work because it
is working according to milestone payment.
He also attributed the recent lull in activities at the
project site to the rainy season saying that the firm
has since returned to site.
The Managing Director said this stretch of the project
comprises a 20 kilometers length, 7.3 kilometers wide
asphalt road with four bridges linking major oil
producing communities in the Bayelsa West senatorial
district.
Vanguard investigation revealed that the road when
completed would help reduce the present travails of
travellers to Ekeremor council who had to go through
Bomadi in Delta state.
Also commenting on the Odi-Trofani road project, a
prominent son of the Kolokuma-Opokuma council and one
time General Manager of the Bayelsa State Electricity
Board, Engr. Olice Kemenanabo who said he drove the
Odi-Trofani road commended the NDDC for embarking on
several development projects in Bayelsa State that have
brought succour to the people in spite of the
commission''s limited resources...
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