He said the state government was pursuing a robust road
rehabilitation and reconstruction, drive to ease sufferings of road
users.
The Secretary to Rivers Government, Mr Kenneth Kobani, has said that the N30 billion loan approved by the state House of Assembly would be used to rehabilitate and re-construct roads.
Kobani told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt
on Wednesday, that the loan would also fund government's “Zero Pothole”
campaign and offset salary arrears of civil servants and pensioners.
He
said the state government was pursuing a robust road rehabilitation and
reconstruction, drive to ease sufferings of road users.
"Rivers
Government sent a request to the state House of Assembly to fund key
infrastructures that needed urgent attention. The first N10 billion is
currently being used by Julius Berger and CECC construction companies
for the state government's Zero Pothole campaign in Port Harcourt.
"Other
funds will be used to complete strategic projects that were left by the
previous administration – which include Woji/Akpajo road and bridge
projects, among others," he said.
Kobani,
reacting to critics of the loans, said that the government was forced to
borrow because the roads were in poor conditions.
According
to him, every project being embarked by the current government is
considered to be one that would have high impact on the people.