Amaechi Assures On Early Completion Of Elioparanwo Road

Governor Chibuike Amaechi has assured residents and motorists plying the Elioparanwno Road that the project will be completed before the rainy season fully sets in.
Speaking during an unscheduled visit of the project site in Obio/Apkor Local Government Area, Monday in Port Harcourt, Amaechi urged the contractor to fasten work o the Elioparanwo road which is 3.25 kilometre long.
Amaechi, who is also chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, said that it is his constitutional obligation to the people of the state to deliver on infrastructure and spend public funds judiciously.
He said it was also his constitutional responsibility to ensure the safety of lives and property in the state.
Amaechi said: “I’m paid to do this job. I’m employed by the Rivers people, so I’m bound to deliver. The responsibility of a governor is to deliver on infrastructure, the lives and well-being of the citizens and ensure that they have security.
“You can’t have government money in your kitty and not be able to utilize it. You must deploy it to the development of the people. It’s about priority, what you choose to do”.
He appealed to the people to identify with the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state, describing the APC as the vehicle for change in the state and country.
“The people of APC are progressives. APC is progressive. All of us are progressives, so you can’t like me and not like APC. Yes, they may like me for who I am but they should also like APC for the fact that we bring change. I represent change and I think that the people should also like APC for being a vehicle for change”, he noted.
Amaechi, however, said the state was losing revenue because some of its oil wells were being transferred to other neighbouring states.
He also decried the dwindling Federal Government allocations to the state, noting that the state expects the Federal Government to release its full allocations.
According to him, the financial picture across states in the country was gloomy as a result of the dwindling allocations and corruption in the oil sector.