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Shettima, Fubara unveil 33.5km Rivers road

From The Punch · () English

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  • Vice President Kashim Shettima and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara commissioned the 33.5-kilometer Elele–Egbeda–Omoku Dual Carriageway.
  • The road project aims to improve connectivity, ease movement of goods and people, and support economic activities in the region.
  • Shettima highlighted the importance of infrastructure in expanding economic opportunities and improving citizens' lives, noting the road's transformation from a deteriorated state to a modern dual carriageway.

Vice President Kashim Shettima and Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara have jointly commissioned the 33.5-kilometer Elele–Egbeda–Omoku Dual Carriageway, a project expected to significantly boost connectivity and economic activity across three local government areas.

Roads are the most democratic instruments of development. They serve the farmer carrying produce to market, the trader seeking customers, the worker travelling to employment, the student going to school, and the patient seeking Medicare. When a road works, society moves.

— Kashim ShettimaSpeaking at the commissioning of the Elele–Egbeda–Omoku Dual Carriageway.

Shettima, representing President Bola Tinubu, arrived in Rivers State to inaugurate the strategic road. He was received by Governor Fubara and other senior officials. The road, which traverses Ikwerre, Emohua, and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Areas, was previously characterized by deep gullies and difficult conditions, posing security concerns. Its transformation into a modern, illuminated dual carriageway was celebrated as a symbol of progress.

Today that memory gives way to a modern dual carriageway illuminated for safer movement by day and night.

— Kashim ShettimaDescribing the transformation of the previously deteriorated road.

"Roads are the most democratic instruments of development," Shettima stated during the commissioning. He emphasized that improved infrastructure directly benefits farmers, traders, workers, and students, ultimately improving the quality of life for Nigerians. He commended Governor Fubara for prioritizing and completing the project, highlighting it as an example of governance continuity where successive administrations build upon previous efforts for the ultimate benefit of the citizens.

That continuity is how public service earns meaning and citizens receive the respite they deserve.

— Kashim ShettimaCommenting on the concept of governance as a continuum.

The project is anticipated to enable farmers to transport produce more efficiently, reduce losses, help traders access larger markets, and lower logistics costs for businesses. Shettima remarked that "Public infrastructure must be judged by the lives it improves," underscoring the tangible impact of the road on the communities it serves.

Public infrastructure must be judged by the lives it improves.

— Kashim ShettimaStating the criteria for evaluating public infrastructure projects.
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