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The Deputy Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly Rt. Hon Ochor Christopher Ochor had called constituents of Ukwuani Local Government to protect all government properties in their communities against vandals. He said the call became necessary because such projects were sited for their benefit, promising a better socio-economic disposition with infrastructural and human capital development.

The Deputy Speaker, who represents Ukwuani State Constituency in the State House of Assembly, made the promise weekend while inspecting various projects cited in different communities in Ukwuani Local Government Area of the State.

The Deputy Speaker, who was accompanied on the tour of the 10 wards of the local government area by Mr. Possible Ajede, the Chairman of Ukwuani Local Government Council, and other leaders and stalwarts of the PDP in Ukwuani, said the communities had to always put up efforts to always protect projects sited in their communities as part of their contributions to the infrastructure development of the local government.

He urged the people to always partner with the government and its agencies by ensuring that projects are maintained and protected against vandalism.

During the tour, projects ranging from drainage and landscaping of Delta State Vocational Education centre in Umutu, Scoping of the 11kilometre Amai-Aragba-Orogun Road project and the scoping and renovation of the Amai market project among others, Ochor said the time was ripe for Ukwuani people to reap the dividend of reposing their confidence in the government of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as he is focused to work in line with the Okowa- ed PDP government, to turn out life changing projects across the constituency.

Rt. Hon Ochor also inspected the construction of a block of six classrooms in Ebu primary school, Umuebu, renovation of classroom blocks in Ezhie Primary school Ezionum in Community, Construction of laboratory hall and equipment in Amai secondary School Amai as well as the renovation of classroom blocks in Obiaruku Boys Grammar school in Obiaruku and the scoping of the Umutu market.

He also inspected projects at Akashiede primary school Umuoshi Community, Ebedei primary School, Umukwata Secondary school and Obodo Orji primary school, Akoku-Uno Community

In an interview during the inspection tour, the lawmaker revealed that the entire projects constructed were done to add value and help to alleviate the plights of his constituents.

He spoke on his desires to complement the efforts of Governor Okowa to finishing strong and noted that more projects would be initiated to fast-track the development of Ukwuani.

The Chairman, Ukwuani Local Government Council, Mr Possible Ajede and a leader of the Peoples Democratic party in Ukwuani Chief Dele Omenogor thanked Rt. Hon. Ochor for his commitment to changing the narrative in the aspect of the infrastructural development of the area as they opinned that the projects would in the long run place Ukwuani Local Government Area above its pears in terms of socio-economic development.

The different contractors handling the projects spoke on their determination to deliver the projects on time, and according to specification