The Director General (DG), of the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency, Asaba, Chief Patrick Ukah, has sought more collaboration from Ministries Department and other Agencies of government to achieve the MORE Agenda of the Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration.
Chief Ukah, who was a former Secretary to he State Government (SSG) under Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa made the appeal on Tuesday November 19, 2024, shortly after presented his scorecard to the Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA), Committee, which oversees the Agency at the budget defense.
During the session with the Committee, the Director General appealed for sustained collaboration with other MDAs to achieve MORE for the Delta Capital Territory.
The Director General, Chief Patrick Ukah, commented when he led other agency officials to defend their 2025 budget estimates before the House Committee of the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency, with Hon. Emeka Nwobi as Assembly Committee Chairman.
Patrick Ukah said that following the budgetary allocation of 8 billion as the capital budget for the 2024 fiscal year, the agency executed many projects between January and the present. He disclosed that 44.7 kilometers of roads were completed.
Among those completed roads are the construction of Ogbotobo Crescent Street, the Asphalt Overlay of Liberty Estate, the construction of Otuogwu Street Asaba Phase 1, and many others. He also mentioned that 61.12 kilometers of drainage were also done during this period.
The Director General continued by telling the Delta State Assembly Committee that, aside from the road projects, the agency is marking eight car parks at strategic locations in Asaba, employing sweepers, and beautifying many streets and locations within the Capital Territory.
Some of the locations are the FMC roundabout, Tempo Clinic junction, and Abraka junction, amongst others.
For the year 2025, Ukah said the Agency has been assigned the sum of 9.5 billion as the new allocation for Capital Projects.
The Director General thanked the Committee and pledged the agency’s resolve to contribute more to the MORE AGENDA of His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori.
On behalf of the Committee, Hon. Benson Obire, member representing Warri South Constituency II, commended the Director General and his team for a job well done in the Capital Territory.
He called for a more robust and cordial relationship between the Director General and the committee members and assured the Director General the support of the committee at all times.
