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Ukah Defends Delta Capital Territory 2025 Budget Estimates
The Director General of the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency, Chief Patrick Ukah, has presented his scorecard to the Delta State House of Assembly Committee, which oversees the Agency.
Chief Ukah, gave the scorecard 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 Nwaobi as Assembly Committee Chairman.
During the budget defense session with the Committee, the Director General, appealed for sustained collaboration with other MDAs to achieve MORE for the Delta Capital Territory.
Ukah said that following the budgetary allocation of N8 billion as the capital budget for the 2024 fiscal year, the agency executed many projects between January to date.
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 the period.
The Director General further said, aside from the road projects, the Agency was designating 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 N9.5 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 Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.
On behalf of the Committee, Hon. Benson Obire, the Member representing Warri South Constituency II, commended the Director General and his team for a job well done in the Capital Territory and called for a more robust and cordial relationship between the Director General and the committee members assuring of Committee’s support at all times.
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