AYAKOROMO BRIDGE: Not Abandoned..... Says Delta Govt

"As a Government we are committed to the construction of the Ayakoromo Bridge to link communities in Ughelli South and Burutu Local Government Areas"..... Delta state Information Commissioner.

"The State Government remains committed to the development of riverine communities in Ijawland as well as other parts of the state and will stop at nothing until we give a new lease of life to rural and coastal communities in Delta State".

"Sheathe your swords and shun your planned protest as government had already made provisions for the completion of the bridge in the 2020 budget".


Following reports in certain quarters that the Delta state government, under the leadership of Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa that the Ayakoromo bridge project has been abandoned, the State Government has debunked the news report.

The Ayakoromo bridge, which is situated in Burutu Council Area of the state has not been abandoned by the Okowa administration, says Charles Aniagwu, the Honourable Commissioner for Information.

Mr. Aniagwu made this assertion in a statement on Tuesday in Asaba whence he disclosed that the State Government was desirous of completing the project, assuring that work on the bridge will commence in the early part of the year.

It will be recalled that the Ijaw Peoples Development Initiative (IPDI), in conjunction with Ayakoromo youths had threatened a showdown with the state government over the project.

Aniagwu, in the statement, urged IPDI and Ayakoromo youths to sheathe their swords and shun their planned protest as government had already made provisions for the completion of the bridge in the 2020 budget.

"As a Government, we are committed to the construction of the Ayakoromo Bridge to link communities in Ughelli South and Burutu Local Government Areas.

"The Okowa administration is concerned about the slow pace of work on the bridge and had already taken steps to fast track its completion by making enough provisions for the project in the 2020 budget.

"The State Government remains committed to the development of riverine communities in Ijawland as well as other parts of the state and will stop at nothing until we give a new lease of life to rural and coastal communities in Delta State.

"I therefore appeal to IPDI and Ayakoromo youths to tow the path of peace even as Government is doing everything possible to make life more meaningful for them", Aniagwu stated