Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has set machinery in motion to start the immediate reconstruction of towns in Ogborode and Okerenkoko clans that were destroyed during the JTF and Militant clash few months ago.

He also praised Niger Delta governors for their interest in the Petroleum Bill, as well as movement of the Petroleum Institute in Effurun to Kaduna, noting that that contributed to why the amnesty is working out.

The governor who stated this when he presided over the State Vision 2020 Council meeting in Asaba, weekend, gave assurance that the state government would re-build the destroyed communities before March next year.

He explained that a new Master Plan of the communities has been put in place and the committee members would work with it when constituted, adding that a new committee to handle the construction of the towns will be inaugurated soon.

Uduaghan promised that all communities destroyed during the May 13 crisis would be re-built by his administration explaining however that re-construction would be taken in turns and after Okerenkoko and Ogborode other communities would follow.

According to him, “As a state, we are concerned in developing the destroyed communities like Okerenkoko and Ogborode. A committee will be set up to look into it. Already a master plan has been drawn for the re-structuring and we hope they will be able to re-build the towns latest by March next year”.

He said that the unfortunate incident of militant bombardment of communities in creeks on May 13 made the governors of the Niger Delta Region to meet with the federal government to resolve the crucial issues involved.

Speaking further, he explained that the crisis led to the proclamation of amnesty on the militants even as he said that governors of the region insisted that royalties be paid to the affected communities and post amnesty plan put in place.

His words “We as Niger Delta governors took interest in the Petroleum Bill, the movement of the Petroleum Institute in Effurun to Kaduna and making sure that the amnesty works out. We have also been working on how to rehabilitate the armed Youths and make them gainfully employed”.

He said his administration was committed towards ensuring economic growth in the state through the provision of necessary infrastructure like accessible road, functional seaports and airports, youth empowerment and improved power supply.

He promised that the state government will continue to assist the Federal Government in the repairs of the destroyed Gas plant at Utorogu and building her own Independent power plant to increase the power generated in the state.