Former Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has officially inaugurated the 6.72-kilometre Agbura Oxbow Lake Road in Bayelsa State.
The newly completed Agbura-Oxbow Lake Road is expected to serve as a convenient bypass for residents of Agbura, communities in Ogbia Local Government Area, and motorists travelling to Nembe and other surrounding areas from Swali Market.
The project is also seen as part of ongoing efforts to improve road connectivity in Bayelsa, where riverine terrain has historically posed major infrastructure challenges.
Speaking during the inauguration, Osinbajo commended Governor Douye Diri for his commitment to improving the lives of residents through infrastructure development.
He thanked the governor for inviting him to commission the project and noted that it was uncommon in politics for promises made during project flag-offs to be fulfilled.
Osinbajo described Diri as a straightforward leader who honoured his word.
“I was here four years ago for groundbreaking, but today the project has been actualised, for this is a man of his words.
“This road is very special to the people of this area, which open access to the Federal University Otuoke, and Oloibiri where oil was first discovered in large quantity.
“This road is an access to many Communities and even the state capital. I want to thank Diri for making life easier for the people of Bayelsa,” he said.
Governor Diri expressed appreciation to the people of Bayelsa and to Osinbajo for honouring the invitation to inaugurate the road project, which was first flagged off in 2022.
He recalled that Osinbajo attended the groundbreaking ceremony as Vice-President and had returned again to commission another completed project.
“You honoured us during the groundbreaking in 2022 as the vice-president, but today the projects have been commissioned by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, early this month and today you are here commissioning another road project.
“Sitting by you today that you are a real Bayelsa man, as you said you eat plantain everyday. Development must be felt in every part of Bayelsa State, as for us there is nothing like difficult terrain, we must follow it squarely,” he said.
