Delta Govt Trains Engineers For Effective Service Delivery
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In a bid to equip engineers with better understanding of engineering skills to meet up with new challenges in road construction, the Ministry of Works (Highways, Urban, Rural and Riverine) in Delta State has organised a three-day capacity building workshop for engineers in the ministry.
The commissioners in the ministry, Comrade Reuben Izeze and Mr Charles Aniagwu, stated that the workshop was relevant to equip the engineers to meet up with the M.O.R.E agenda of the Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori administration.
The commissioners, represented by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Engr Fred Edafiogho, stated that the Oborevwori Administration was committed to embarking on massive developmental road projects in the state, towards the realisation of the M.O.R.E agenda of the state government. 
According to them, “the state government has planned to embark on massive road projects for the greater development of the state.”
They added that the concerned engineers in the ministry should brace-up with the challenges ahead, learn new innovations and be able to overcome such challenges, using knowledge acquired at the workshop.
“The workshop is meant to prepare the engineers for the task ahead, as government expects a lot from them, and a better result from the ministry,” the commissioners stated.
Also speaking in his capacity as the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Works, Engr Edafiogho revealed that over 100 engineers were being trained in the capacity building workshop, including those in the field.
“The ministry needs to improve on the knowledge and ability of our engineers to deliver. By this, things they used to take for granted will no longer be so treated,” Engr Edafiogho stated. 
Some of the engineers who spoke with journalists stated that their orientation about road construction, especially in swampy and riverine areas, had been broadened as it had been a huge challenge for them whenever they had projects in those areas.
The Deputy Director, Urban, Engr. Chris Gberevbie, thanked the commissioners for organising the workshop, adding that the engineers were better informed of certain areas of engineering work which were unknown to them before the training.
The workshop was held at Irri in Isoko South Local Government Area of the state.
