Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa says the State is yet to access the 150 billion naira bridging finance due to the fact that the Federal government is yet to commence remittances to the state.

Governor Okowa who made the disclosure while Fielding questions from journalists after inspecting what could be one of his star projects after completion, says some states have received theirs while Delta is yet to receive theirs

The Koka flyover Bridge and interchange Asaba, one of the ongoing projects embarked upon by Governor Okowa was listed to benefit from the 150 billion naira bridging finance a demand that received the nod of the state assembly.

Okowa laments that contrary to his intention of using the bridging finance to conquer the depreciation of the naira and extension of project delivery with its attendant effects of cost review, the Federal government is not forthcoming in fulfilling its part of the bargain.

Seeing the level of work on ground when compared to what he saw last time he visited, Gov Okowa said surely the project will be completed and put to use before the end of the last quarter of the year.

Governor Okowa who pleaded with the road users especially motorists who bear the brunt of the near-traffic gridlock compounded by the construction of the flyover and Asaba interchange said the whole idea is to give them a lifelong relief from mental and emotional trauma including time wasting.

The Senate Minority Leader and PDP Governorship aspirant in Abia State, Enyinnaya Abaribe has withdrawn from the primary exercise

Also, the Deputy Governor of Abia State and Governorship aspirant under the People’s Democratic Party, Ude Oko Chukwu has withdrawn from today’s scheduled Governorship primary election in the State.

In a release by the Deputy Governor,Oko Chukwu,the Aspirant accused the Party for generating a three man ad-hoc delegates list without an election, contrary to the party’s constitution and guidelines.

The former Deputy Governor stated that he cannot be part of the violation of the constitution describing the primary election as a sham.

On his part Senator, Abaribe said the use of only an imaginary 3-man Adhoc delegates to the exclusion of the party’s statutory delegates in the primary elections to elect candidates even when INEC the nation’s electoral umpire, has unequivocally stated that no congress held in Abia State for that purpose, has no doubt put the party and her candidates in a quagmire.

For now all is set for the PDP Governorship primary election holding at the Umuahia township Stadium.

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has called on the Federal Government to come to the aid of the state to tackle the menace of incessant flooding.

The governor made the appeal when he visited some of the flood-affected communities in the state.

Following the recent downpour in Bauchi that led to the collapse of the bridge connecting Bauchi and Kano, and Bauchi to Plateau, Governor Bala Mohammed out of concern for the plight of the affected persons, embarked on an on the spot assessment visit, to sympathize and to see the level of damages caused by the flood.

As the people of the affected communities relocate to nearby communities, the governor assured of his administration’s commitment to providing relief support and called on the Federal Government to assist the state tackle the menace.

He also asked the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency to fix the affected federal roads, to reduce the hardship being faced by the people.

The collapsed Ningi – Kano Road Bridge led to the death of three persons.