Mr Charles Aniagwu, Delta Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, has said that the sterling performance of Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori stood him out for the ThisDay and Arise Television award.
Aniagwu stated this on Monday in Asaba at a press conference while reacting to a statement credited to former Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, demanding to know what the state government has done with its finances.
The commissioner in company of the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir Festus Ahon, and the Executive Assistant to Governor on New Media, Mr Felix Ofou, said that government would reply critics with more projects.
He said that the Gov. Oborevwori led administration had defrayed over N235 billion debts from inherited projects and had initiated new ones.
According to him, the governor is a bridge builder who does not discriminate against anyone on account of political affiliations.
He said the governor had impacted all sectors of the state economy and had initiated new projects and in 2024 budgeted N1 billion for road projects across the 25 Local Government Area in the state.
Aniagwu said that given the impact of the LGA road projects, the state government has also in 2025 increased the budget to N2.1 billion for road projects across the LGAs.
The commissioner said that the state government has awarded over 15 kilometers of road projects in the Ndokwa Nation in addition to the many ongoing bridge constructions in the area.
According to Aniagwu, the sterling performance of Gov. Oborevwori in the past 19 and half months has become the undoing of critics.
He said that on account of the N1 billion budgeted for road projects across LGAs, the state government has been able to take road projects to the community and to ward levels in the 25 LGAs.
He also said that the state government contributions to the education and judiciary sectors were unprecedented.
The commissioner said the Oborevwori government has acquired and donated over 60 brand new vehicles among other gadgets to security agencies to combat crimes in the state.
He said that the government has also initiated and commenced the construction of 50 units of pilot housing scheme in three locations across the three senatorial districts of the state, adding that the state capital, Asaba would soon wear a brand new look.
Aniagwu said that the governor pays salaries and allowances of civil servants as and when due and was prompt in payment of the new minimum wage to the workers.
“In health sector alone, the government has renovated and equipped no fewer than 150 health care facilities across the state.
” The governor believes in value for money, hence he engages in physical project monitoring. He has also charged the commissioners to monitor and avoid shoddy jobs if they want to remain or be shown the way out.
“We give as much as 40 per cent mobilisation and pay certificates to contractors to ensure timely completion of projects and to avoid contract reviews and in spite of all this, we remain solvent and solid financially, we have not borrowed a dime from anyone.
” So, our brother, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege need to be educated on what we are doing with our monies,” Aniagwu said.
Aniagwu warned individuals who engage in grabbing government lands to desist forth with, adding that government would not only demolish such buildings but would subject the culprits to pay the bills for the demolitions.
He said that the governor was concentrating on good governance and would not be distracted by those whose trade in stock was to defect from one political party to another.
(NAN)
