Scorecard: Osubi Airstrip Upgraded to Full-Fledged Airport Soon -Dafinone

…Highlights Other Projects Attracted to Constituents

The Senator Representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the 10th Assembly, Ede Dafinone has revealed that two billion naira (N2bn) has been allocated in the 2024 Budget to upgrade the Diete Spiff Airstrip, Osubi to a full-fledged airport. 

This was contained in a statement released by his media office and made available to Warri Sentinel on Thursday June 13, 2024 as part of his scorecard on the first anniversary of the 10th Senate. 

The statement reads in part, “On Thursday, October 5th, 2023, a formal request was made to the Honourable Minister of Aviation for the upgrading of the Diete Spiff Airstrip in Osubi to a full-fledged airport. This proposal aims to enhance regional connectivity, stimulate economic growth, and attract investment. We are happy to note that N2billion was allocated to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development for the upgrade of Diete Spiff Airstrip, Osubi.”

Other “commendable achievements” of the first-time distinguished Senator were highlighted to include:

1. Micro Enterprise Agribusiness Training and Provision of Starter Packs to Women in Selected Communities of Delta Central Senatorial District, Delta State. (Ongoing)

2. Training and Empowerment of Youth and Women Agribusiness with Focus on Livestock and Aquaculture Production in Okpe LGA. (Ongoing)

3. Provision and installation of 500KVA/11KVA Transformers in selected communities. (Ongoing)

4. Renovation Works and Provision of Equipment for the Electrical Engineering Laboratories with Transformers, Switch Gears, and Prepaid Meter Prototypes for Practical Trainings at the Sapele Technical College, Sapele. (Ongoing)

5. Provision of Buses for Students use at the Otefe Polytechnic, Oghara, Ethiope West LGA. (Ongoing)

6. Training and Empowerment of Youth Through Basic Driving School of Minibuses for Each Rural-Urban Transportation Scheme in Okpe LGA. (Ongoing)

7. Provision and Construction of H2GO Nano-Carb Membrane Filtration Technology Solutions in Town and Villages Along Coastal Population in Okpe LGA. (Ongoing)

8. Supply of Hospital Equipment to Selected Health Centres. (Ongoing)

9. Medical Outreach, Testing and Dispensation of Drugs in Selected Communities. (Ongoing)

10. Construction and Repair of Soak-Away and Installation of 3-in-1 K-Integrated Solar Street Light at Sapele Prisons in Sapele LGA. (Ongoing)

11. Construction of 50 Rooms First Phase Hostel for Sub-Degree Directorate, Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE) in Uvwie LGA (Ongoing)

12. Construction of a Railway Stop/Station at Egbo Uhurie within Egbo Town, Ughelli South LGA. (Ongoing)

13. Provision and Installation of Solar Streetlights to Selected Communities. (Ongoing)

14. Construction of a Police Station in Effurun-Otor in Ughelli South LGA, and Construction of a Police Station/Quarters in Orogun Main Town, Ughelli North LGA. (Ongoing)

15. Provision and Installation of Transformers in Sapele LGA. (Ongoing)

16. Construction and Equipping of ICT Centres in Selected Secondary Schools in Delta Central Senatorial District. (Ongoing) 

17. Selected Replacement of 500K VA Transformers in Communities of Ethiope-East LGA. (Ongoing)

18. Construction and Equipping of ICT Centres in Selected Secondary Schools in Delta Central Senatorial District. (Ongoing)

19. Provision and installation of Solar Streetlights for the following communities in Udu, Ughelli South, and Ughelli North LGAs: (Completed)

20. Installation of solar streetlights in Afiesere market to Oshegu street junction, Iwrekpokpo quarters in Ughelli North LGA. (Completed)

21. Installation of solar streetlights in St. Patrick’s Catholic Church link road/ Bakpovwe in Otor Okwagbe in Ughelli South LGA (Completed)

22. Installation of solar streetlights in Okwagbe/Okweimo road, Ughelli South LGA.  (Completed)

23. Installation of solar streetlights on Odjikpata road, by Railway, Orhuwhorun, Udu LGA. (Completed)

Senator Ede Dafinone pledged to even do more in his second year by focusing on “key areas such as power generation, agriculture, technology, education and environmental conservation.”