6 July 2023
Delta State Governorr Sheriff Oborevwori has directed the State Ministry of Works to study and urgently effect repair works on the erosion plagued in Umeh Road in Isoko South Local Government Area of the state.
The 7.1km Umeh Road and bridge being threatened by erosion was built and inaugurated by past Governor of the state , Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan in 2015 to link the community to the East-West Road and by extension, other parts of the state.
Oborevwori’s intervention was sequel to appeals by the Community, the Isoko Development Union, IDU and a prominent son of the community and founder of a facebook interactive group, Umeh Needs Forad Forum, UNR, Chief Duncan Afahokor.
They urged the Governor to act swiftly in other to rescue the community from being cut off from the rest of the world.
Governor Oborevwori on receipt of the appeals promptly directed the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works, Engr. Fred Edafiaghor to study the situation with a view to proffering immediate solution.
The Permanent Secretary has been sent Engineers to the site and appropriate steps are being taken to remedy the situation.
Umeh is an agrarian community located in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State
