Why we set up security trust fund-Delta Government

Secretary to the Delta State Government SSG, Rt. Hon. Festus Ovie Agas has advanced the reasons why the Delta State Government established the Delta State Security Trust Fund as administrative apparatus as well as the appointment of an Executive Secretary to the headship of the body.

At a maiden Ministerial press briefing in Unity Hall, Government House, Asaba, Hon. Festus Ovie-Agas stated that Governor Okowa’s administration has achieved a lot of results in building peace among Deltans “which has made the State conducive for investments”.

According to him, the 41-member peace building and advisory council which was inaugurated by Governor Okowa “has been modified to include settlement of disputes among communities and ensuring peace building platforms aimed at socio-political stability of the state.”

He also, stated that Governor Okowa, has encouraged the activities of security operatives in the state by giving them necessary incentives and also, established the “Delta State Security Trust fund to help in mobilizing funds for intervention in critical areas of security administration and thereby, ensure the achievement of conducive atmosphere for socio-economic activities.”

Our Delta North Correspondent reports that the Delta State Works Commissioner, Chief James Augoye, who also briefed the press, said governor Ifeanyi Okowa administration has spent over N32 billion on road construction, noting that the amount was for the construction of roads from 2015 to 2016.

He added, “the value of projects currently being handled by the ministry, including those inherited from the previous administration is put at about N110 billion and it covers 381 kilometers of road.”

The Works Commissioner however, claimed that “the terrain of the state also results in additional high cost of constructing roads with respect to the swampy nature of some parts, which require the replacement of quantities of unsuitable materials and several hydraulic structures on the one hand and erosion prone parts of the state where drainage structures are necessary.”

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