Delta Leisure Theme Park to provide over 5,000 jobs – Uduaghan

The Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said that the Delta Leisure and Theme Park, Oleri in Udu Local Government Area will provide employment opportunities for over 5,000 Deltans when completed.
Dr. Uduaghan, who stated this on Monday when he was conducted round the site by the Project Supervisor, Princess Abiodun Oyefusi, said on completion, the park would provide direct employment to over 5,000 persons in the state while others would get indirect employment from the various businesses that would spring up from the park’s operations.
The governor, who said that he was impressed with the progress and pace of work so far, reiterated government’s commitment to the completion of the project.
He said: “I am very happy that the firm carrying out the execution of the park started earlier than expected.
“I am impressed with them and we will continue to give them the needed support.
“I am encouraged by the pace of work so far and I can say that, so far so good.
“I am praying that this project comes to fruition as it is expected to employ about 5,000 persons directly on completion, aside others that will make money from its operations indirectly.”
Governor Uduaghan, who was also at the Nigerian Gas Company Limited, opposite the Delta Steel Company, Aladja, explained that the park will be gas driven, hence his visit to the plant.
He stated: “We are going to discuss with NGC, a subsidiary of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation on the possibility of supplying gas to the park because it is going to be gas driven.
“We are also going to sit down with the Nigerian Ports Authority on how to use their facilities to ship in equipment needed at the park.”
Oyefusi told the governor that the stage of the reclamation of land has been completed and the first phase of construction will start in September.
While saying that the first stage of infrastructure would gulp about $290 million, including the Wild Life Park at Ogwashi-Uku, she assured Uduaghan and Deltans of speedy execution of the project.
She said: “We are commencing the first phase of construction in the upland in September, which will include the construction of catering villa, three star hotels and the electric fence.”