The Delta State government has disclosed its plan to build a 33 metres exhibition and observatory tower at the Lander Brothers Anchorage, Asaba.
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa made the revelation on Thursday shortly after inspecting the Anchorage which hosts the graves of some expatriates and strategically located at the bank of the River Niger.
“You can see that this place (the Anchorage) is underutilized. We are aware of the importance of tourism in our lives, as a government, so we are going to improve on the facilities we have here.
“We have to do it as a government, we need to improve it to attract more tourists; we will have an observatory tower that is going to be about 33 metres high and you will be able to see the rest of Asaba and Onitsha, it will attract a lot of people,” he said.
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The governor also inspectued the multi-billion naira Central Secretariat, Asaba, where he expressed satisfaction with the pace of work, noting that with the pace of work at the site, the contractor would beat March, 2019 completion date.
He said: “I am happy with what I saw at the Secretariat, the contractor is doing a great job, recall that the ground breaking ceremony was performed in June this year and from what we saw, they will complete the Secretariat on schedule,” he said.
The governor who was taken round the project sites by the Chief Executive Officer of Contemporary Group, Kester Ifeadi, also inspected the site for proposed Delta State Leisure Park in Asaba.
