By Oghenekevwe Laba
The Special Project Director, office of Delta State Governor, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has revealed that the ongoing Ughelli-Asaba dualisation project will attract economical investment to Delta State when completed.
Onuesoke who made the revelation during an inspection tour of the project recently disclosed that when the construction of the dual carriage way is completed, it would connect the various communities, towns and cities, opening them up for commercial activities that would also herald other economic developmental endeavours.
He pointed out that the road would be a major incentive and bait for investors to want to come and take advantage of business potentials in communities linking the expressway, adding that the value of every other initiative in the administration’s development agenda would be more meaningful and valued when such can be accessed easily by the people.
According to him, “Investors would either be encouraged to build warehouse for storage of agricultural raw materials for production or storage of finished products to be transported outside the state. Some investors might decide to establish industry here hence the road is motor able for transportation of goods in and out. Such investment will lead to provision of employment.”
Onuesoke, former Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Aspirant in 2007 general election maintained that the dualisation will bring about rapid transformation on the entire areas as well as reduce travel time for travelers and farmers taking their agricultural produce to the markets in the urban centres.
He acknowledged that with the expressway linking both the Asaba International Airport and Osubi Airport in the state, air transportation is within easy access to Deltans and investors.
“After completion of the dualisation and when investors are sure that they will convey their goods safely by road, they will prefer to berth their goods in Warri or Koko Port instead of Lagos and Port-Harcourt. They will also prefer to fly in some cargoes through Asaba airport, which is a passenger and cargo airport, and stock their goods in warehouses in Asaba, who is benefiting? The people of Delta State are benefiting in term of investment, employment, increase in business activities and other social-economic activities,” Onuesoke stressed, adding that Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan knew what he is talking about when he said ‘Delta without oil.”