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The Bayelsa State Executive Council has approved the construction of phase One of the Nembe-Brass road project in Bayelsa East Senatorial District.
This was disclosed by the state Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mr Ayibaina Duba, at a joint press briefing after the 70th session of the Executive Council in Government House, Yenagoa.
Duba, accompanied by his counterparts at the Ministries of Works and Infrastructure, Mr Moses Teibowei, and Health, Dr Pabara Igwele, said that the project would cover a distance of 21 kilometres with 10 bridges.
Duba said, “The Governor Douye Diri administration inherited two senatorial road projects from the previous administration and promised to embark on the third one, which is the long-awaited road from Nembe to Brass. “We are pleased to announce that the State Executive Council has given app