Delta intensifies efforts to make Asaba more attractive for investors, residents

Delta State Government has intensified efforts to make Asaba the State Capital a more hospitable and attractive place for living and doing business.

This time, the efforts are on the development of the city’s landmark waterfront project which the current administration led by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori inherited from Ifeanyi Okowa, his predecessor.

Speaking on the development during the inspection of projects in Asaba on Tuesday, Governor Oborevwori said his administration had commenced the construction of access road to the proposed Asaba waterfront which is located in the State capital.

The governor said the project was conceived by the previous administration through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Model.

He said, “The State Government’s role was to construct a 6-lane access road to the new city while the developers were expected to reclaim the land and develop the city.

“Asaba is becoming very attractive to property developers who are coming from Lagos to Asaba because Asaba today is housing most of those people from the South-East.

“They are coming here because they find Asaba very comfortable and they know that we are also hospitable. The Asaba waterfront city project is a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement between the state government and the developers.

“Our obligation is to reclaim the place to give them an access route, a six-lane access road, to this place. They have done about 20 percent of this job; the challenge they are having is the buildings on the right of way.”