Gov. Ugwuanyi approves over N1.8bn for construction of court buildings, roads
Committed to the effective
and efficient dispensation of justice in Enugu State, Gov. Ifeanyi
Ugwuanyi’s administration has approved the award of contracts for the
construction of 14 new court buildings in the judicial divisions and
magisterial districts across the state.
The state government also
awarded contracts for the rehabilitation of the access road leading to
the dump site of the Enugu State Waste Management Authority (ESWAMA) at
Ogui Nike, Enugu North Local Government Area, which is currently being
evacuated by the state government for the first time in the past 12
years. Also approved was the construction and rehabilitation of Ebeano
Estate road and John Nwodo close by Otigba junction, Enugu. The three
projects will cost the state government the sum of N452,001,262.95.
The administration equally
approved free artificial limbs for 300 persons with amputated limbs in
partnership with a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), revealing that
250 amputees have so far applied for the exercise.
Briefing newsmen after the
State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting, the commissioner for works and
infrastructure, Engr. Greg Nnaji, explained that court buildings spread
across the three senatorial districts of the state, include eleven
magistrate courts of various types, two open court registries and a High
Court, adding the projects were awarded at the cost of N1, 390,
272,622.13.
Engr. Nnaji stated that
Gov. Ugwuanyi has always shown outstanding commitment to the growth and
development of the Judiciary through his administration’s numerous
programmes, disclosing that the last time new courts were constructed in
the state was over 11 years ago.
The commissioner noted that
the council’s decision was also borne out of the governor’s vision to
reposition the Judiciary to maintain its pride of place as the last hope
of the common man. He added that the structures were carefully designed
and will be provided with state-of-the-art facilities to effectively
serve the purpose of a modern court.
On the ESWAMA dump site,
the works commissioner further explained that the road project was
considered and awarded to create access for the transportation of refuse
to the site, stating that the engineering design provided for “drainage
and complete remediation and re-generation.”
He also added that the
infrastructural development at the site will open up the area for
investment as investors in waste management would be able to access and
exploit the waste and transform it into wealth for the economic benefit
of the state.
Engr. Nnaji equally told
newsmen that the state government has provided a temporary dump site at
Ugwu Onyeama, off Enugu-Onitsha expressway, as an alternative place
pending the completion of the access road.
On the Ebeano road, the
commissioner pointed out that it will serve as bypass for motorists from
Otigba junction through UBA to Bissalla road and decongest traffic at
the popular New Haven junction for ease of transportation in that area,
saying that the project will be flagged-off on Thursday as the
contractor is already mobilizing to site.
On health, the
commissioner, Dr. Fintan Ekochin, disclosed that Enugu at the global
level was one of the three states nominated for the Nigerian Healthcare
Excellence Award as one of the state governments with best policies on
free maternal and child healthcare programme.
Dr. Ekochin further
disclosed that the council in keeping with the state government’s vision
to take healthcare delivery to the next level especially during
outbreak of deadly diseases approved the establishment of an Emergency
Operation Centre (EOC) in conjunction with the Nigerian Centre for
Disease Control (NCDC).
He stated that the centre
will serve as the information technology hub for the coordination of
emergency activities in the state, saying: “Enugu State is one of the
states doing this at this point in time with the NCDC”.
Speaking, the commissioner
for information, Mr. Ogbuagu Anikwe, re-emphasized the importance of the
access road to the dump site, stressing that it would promote
investment in the state especially in the area of waste utilization for
economic growth and employment generation
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