Dredging of Warri and Koko Ports top priority:DSGT

THE issue of dredging the Koko and Warri Ports took centre stage on Wednesday (4/04/18) as Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa held town hall meetings with the people of Warri North and Warri South local government areas.


At the town hall meetings which took place at Warri and Koko respectively, Governor Okowa disclosed that his administration was working with relevant authorities to see that Warri and Koko ports are dredged for them to function optimally.

The town hall meetings were in continuation of series of town hall meetings going on in different local government areas of the state.
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Governor Okowa stated that his was committed to ensuring a state where facilities are functional, observed that making the sea ports active will bring a lot of benefits to the people, the state and Nigeria as a nation.

"The cost of dredging the Ports is alarming, but, we are exploring different opportunities for the Ports to be functional," the Governor said.

He commended the people for their support for his administration, disclosing that the town hall meetings provided forums for him to tell the people what his administration was doing and also, get reactions from the people about the achievements of his administration and their expectations.

The Governor who was accompanied by his Deputy, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro and top government officials assured the people that there will be consistent efforts for portable water to be distributed, and urged the people to embrace the compulsory health insurance scheme.

According to him, the health insurance scheme was designed for Deltans to have easy access to health facilities, assuring the people that the health centres in the areas would be made functional because of their importance to the people at the grassroots.

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