{"id":11797,"date":"2026-03-14T09:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T09:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/?p=11797"},"modified":"2026-03-14T09:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T09:48:51","slug":"gov-fubara-inspects-agba-ndele-rd-projectlauds-completion-of-bridge-sets-may-deadline-for-inauguration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/2026\/03\/14\/gov-fubara-inspects-agba-ndele-rd-projectlauds-completion-of-bridge-sets-may-deadline-for-inauguration\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov.Fubara Inspects  Agba-Ndele Rd Project,Lauds  Completion of Bridge, &#8230;.Sets May deadline for inauguration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By George Mgbeleke <\/p>\n<p>Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed delight over the completion of the Agba-Ndele Bridge and announced plans to inaugurate the project, alongside the adjoining 14-kilometre Ndele-Omofo-Agba-Ndele road,  in May 2026.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260313-WA0228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260313-WA0228.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260313-WA0228-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260313-WA0228-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG-20260313-WA0228-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,Onwuka Nzeshi, the governor gave the indication on Friday during an inspection tour of the projects located in Emohua Local Government Area of the state. The road  also connects  communities in Abua\/Odual Local Government Area of Rivers State. <\/p>\n<p>He  expressed satisfaction with the level of progress achieved on the project  since his last visit to the site about a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the strategic importance of the bridge, governor Fubara said: &#8220;This bridge is called the Agba-Ndele Bridge.  It  connects the Abua section to the Emohua section. I am really happy that today, you can see for yourself that the bridge is fully completed. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But the beauty of this job will be appreciated more when the other 14 kilometers, the Ndele-Omofor-Agba-Ndele road is completed. That is when you will see the actual beauty of this road.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe governor also commended the contracting firm, Setraco Nigeria Limited, for its professionalism and commitment to the project timeline.<br \/>\n\u201cI want to commend the contractor,  Setraco for a good job. It is a good job considering the time we came here and what we have seen today. They were really committed and they  have shown that they truly have the professional expertise to deliver at the right time.&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor  further disclosed that he had received assurances from the contractors handling the  road  project that the remaining work would be completed before the end of May.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have already spoken with the contractors and they assured us that before the end of May they will deliver it.<br \/>\n\u201cFor that reason, we are going to delay the inauguration of this bridge until that other section is completed,\u201d the governor stated.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the project reflects the administration\u2019s commitment to improving infrastructure across the state.<br \/>\n\u201cSo far, I feel happy that we are doing our best to improve on what we met on ground on assumption of office,\u201d Fubara said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By George Mgbeleke Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed delight over the completion of the Agba-Ndele Bridge and announced plans to inaugurate the project, alongside the adjoining 14-kilometre Ndele-Omofo-Agba-Ndele road, in May 2026. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,Onwuka Nzeshi, the governor gave the indication on Friday during an inspection [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[670,3336],"class_list":["post-11797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","tag-commitment","tag-professionalism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11797"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11797\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11802,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11797\/revisions\/11802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}