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WARRI, Nov. 9, 2026. The Delta State Executive Council has approved a N1,236,874,981,081 appropriation bill for 2027, sending it to the State House of Assembly. It also cleared a wide range of road, judicial, education and community projects.

The decisions were taken at Monday’s Council meeting, chaired by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori at the Government House Annex in Warri. Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Charles Aniagwu, announced them to journalists, alongside the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Festus Ahon.

Aniagwu said the budget would fund ongoing projects and new initiatives in 2027. He said the government would keep delivering despite ongoing political activities.

Roads across all three senatorial districts

Approved projects include:

• Oshimili North: the Okotomi cooperative road in Okpanam, plus Savage Onianwa Close, Frederick Osy Osadebe Drive and Professor Dili Ofuokwu Street in Ibusa.
• Oshimili South (Asaba): Ennayelugo Crescent, Pat Manuel Muotoh Street, Dr Chukwuka Obiora Street, Favour Odogwu Street and Iseke Road in Zappa, among others.
• Udu, Ethiope West, Ndokwa West: the Otor-Udu–Owhrode/Orhuwhorun/Mofor Road, Okuokprere Community Road and Etevie Ikosa Okpi/Primary Health Care Road.
• Other areas: Emevor–Ivrogbor–Orogun Road Phase Three (Isoko North), Kolokolo-Tisun Road Phase Two (Warri North), MTN Road in Sapele, and roads in Aniocha South and Ika North East.
• Highways: rehabilitation of two kilometres either side of the Benin-Asaba Expressway at Ubulu-Okiti, and of the Old Lagos-Asaba Road in Agbor.

Faster deadlines on ongoing work

Aniagwu said the Council shortened completion periods for two projects. The PTI-Eku Road reconstruction in Okpe drops from 12 months to seven. Phase Two of the Warri Internal Ring Road, from NPA Gate to Effurun Flyover, drops from 12 months to eight.

Judiciary, police, education

The Council approved five more residential houses for judges. It also ratified a modern police station with staff quarters at Osubi in Okpe, completion of the College of Education, Warri administrative block, and solar streetlights across DESOPADEC mandate areas.

Government outside Asaba

Aniagwu said the meeting was held in Warri on purpose. He said Oborevwori believes residents outside the capital should feel the presence of government through official activities and project distribution held in their areas.