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Buhari Has Done A Lot For Rivers State – Fashola

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Buhari Has Done A Lot For Rivers State - Fashola
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The Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has declared that the infrastructural development drive by President Muhammadu Buhari is visible in Rivers State.

He said this is contrary to submissions in some quarters that federal presence is not felt in the state.

Fashola spoke while inspecting the N200 Billion 37.9 km single-carriageway Bodo-Bonny project road project in Rivers State with nine bridges.

A statement by the spokesperson of his ministry, Mrs Blessing Adams-Lere on Thursday quoted the Minister as saying the project is already at 70 percent completion and would be ready by December 2023.

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He added that though President Buhari would no longer be in power at that time, adequate funding has been made available to ensure the work is completed in due time.

He said, “It is instructive to point out that this very project is being executed by the Federal Government.

“I hear some people comment that the Federal Government is not doing anything in Rivers State.

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“Bodo and Bonny are in Rivers State. This is a 200 Billion Naira investment in one state.

“The amount is not the issue but the short and long-term significance of the project is addressing the problem of poverty and how to lift people out of poverty.

“This place was also engulfed in conflict but this project has brought about peace and stability among the communities that are now working together.

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“I can say that for the first time in human civilization and the history of mankind, people can actually walk on their way between Bodo and Bonny communities and it is almost done.”

Speaking on behalf of the Bodo and Bonny communities, the chairman of the Peace committee for the road project, Chief Salama LongJohn, thanked the federal government for connecting the people of the community with other locations with the road project.

He expressed optimism that the project will bring greater development to the area and the people.

He said, “I thank President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN for this project. Our hopes as a people are alive now because the project will create a lot of economic opportunities for our people. We are happy. As you have remembered us, we will remember this government led by the All Progressive Congress.