The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ekwe Ibas (rtd) has said his administration is committed to fixing the vandalised infrastructure in the state within available financial resources.
The administrator stated this during an inspection of some ongoing road projects, vandalised local government secretariats and the recently inaugurated Bori Zonal Hospital on Friday.
Some of the road projects inspected include the Nyhokhana-Kenkhana Road, connecting Luuwa Community to Baani Community and the Zakphor – Bateem Road, all in Khana Local Government Area of the state.
Others are Eleme internal roads and drainages, and the Eleme section of the Port Harcourt Ring Road project.
The administrator also conducted an assessment of the extent of vandalisation of the Khana and Eleme Local Government Council secretariats.
Ibas described as disheartening the level of destruction and said that when people destroy such infrastructure, no matter the reason, they set the state back.
The administrator said “I think, we owe the people that we are superintending over, the duty to ensure that these facilities and infrastructure are in the best order.
“We have made a commitment to fix most of these vandalised infrastructure with the limited resources that we have. It is a commitment that, I think we need to deliver, to enable those who are using them return back to work.
“I think that by the time I go visiting the other local governments and see what we have on ground, we will see how we can continue to build trust in our efforts to unite the people of Rivers State, so, that we can make this state a great state that people would want to be in.”
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Ibas recalled his recent visit to the state House of Assembly and promised that it would be completed on time to enable that arm of government start functioning.
The administrator noted that there is lots of work to be done and required the support of all leaders at various levels to ensure that desirable governance is delivered to the people.
He said: “Within the limited resources made available to the local governments, I want to implore those who are managing those resources to put them to judicious use.
“The people are watching. They want to know exactly what we are doing with their money. We need to limit the damage that is being created through delivering good governance.
“I think, once the people are happy with what we are doing, the chances of them taking laws into their hands will be minimized.”
Commenting on the ongoing road projects, Ibas said roads are critical infrastructure for development and enhanced commerce in any society, which is why such provisions cannot be compromised.
