The Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, has revealed that about 60 Federal Government projects are sited in Edo State under the Economic Sustainability Plan.
The minister stated this while commissioning some completed projects and inspecting others in the Edo-North Senatorial District of Edo today.
Some of the projects completed and inaugurated by the minister include 1.5km Mogbe-Edegbe Road, 4.5km Agenebode-Unedeger Road, 2.5km Ekiwosor-Ivikhue Road, Imukena Road, Installation of 500 KVA transformer in Agenebode, an open stalls market and solar street lights.
The minister also inspected the construction of 31km Uzanu-Ajaokuta Road in Kogi, 21.5 km Uzanu-Okpekpe Road, 6km Ogeneda-Ugochi Road, 10km Egbegeri-Ate and Somorika Roads among other projects.
The minister said the inauguration of the projects in the rural area is due to the 60 per cent post-harvest loss by farmers and to reduce multidimensional poverty in rural areas.
The minister, however, allayed the fear of abandoning any of the ongoing projects as they have been captured in the 2023 budget which the incoming administration of the president-elect, Bola Tinubu would continue under his renewed hope agenda.
Some community leaders commended President Buhari and the minister for attracting such laudable projects to the senatorial district but appealed for the speedy completion of the other projects in the senatorial districts.