VP Osinbajo inaugurates FRSC training school I Delta today

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By Jake Aimuan in Asaba

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will this morning (Thursday) inaugurate the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Marshall Inspectorate Training School in Owa-Alero, Ika North-East Local Government Area of Delta.

The FRSC training projects school is an initiative of the Delta State Government, which built the state-of-the-art centre.

Sahel Times checks revealed that the imposing edifice has an administrative block and an auditorium as well as lecture rooms, male and female hostels, residential apartments, an exquisite cafeteria, a medical clinic, a driving range and a football field.

The Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, told newsmen after visit to the place on Wednesday that all was set for a seamless inauguration ceremony today.

The information commissioner said that the succesful completion of the project, which commenced a year ago, was another testimonial of “Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s desire to build sustainable infrastructure for a Stronger Delta”.

He commended the contractors and the supervising ministeries for the quality and timeliness of work done on the project.

Aniagwu said, “Let me commend and congratulate my colleague who has been busy inspecting this project for the state government.

“This is another testimony to the determination of the Okowa-led administration to leave behind a solid foundation for a Stronger Delta.

“We have consistently assisted federal institutions in the state with infrastructure; for example the police command, civil defence, immigration and of course the 63 Brigade Nigerian Army, which the Okowa government built and handed over to them. So, this isn’t the first time the state government would be assisting the Federal Government through intervention like this.

“The capacity that we increase here in Delta State has a way of impacting at the federal level. So, we are happy that we have been able to help the Federal Government in putting up this project; and, I’m sure that the vice-president will be very happy with what we have done here.

“As a government, we are happy because what we are going to gain is far more greater than what we have put in here.”

In his remarks, Commissioner for Housing, Chief Festus Ochonogor, said that the facilities were deliberately designed for optimal functionality of the institution.

Ochonogor explain ed that the state government decided to assist the FRSC with the project with a view to attracting other economic activities to the state.

The housing commissioner said, “This (FRSC) is actually a federal government agency and the story of this place started towards the end of 2019 when the FRSC expressed the intention to have the inspectorate training centre in Delta State.

“Due to the importance of road safety, the state government decided to assist the FRSC to ensure capacity building in curbing road accidents.

“We thought it necessary to assist them in capacity building and because its sited in Delta State and we will gain a lot in curbing road accidents in the state.

“The Marshall Inspectorate Training School was built and fully funded by the state government and, as you can see, it is ready for inauguration.

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