Agiru launches projects worth K12.3m

National, Normal

SOUTHERN Highlands Governor Anderson Agiru launched several projects worth K12.3 million for the remote Fugwa census division in Koroba-Lake Kopiago district, over the weekend.
Addressing more than 5,000 people who flocked to Fugwa Primary School, Agiru said the provincial government was committed to provide infrastructure and support the work of churches in delivering social, spiritual and human resource development to its people.
The Fugwa census division is a stronghold of the Wesleyan Mission and has a population of more than 10,000 people.
The mission had established a primary school, health centre, airstrip and mission station in the area.
Agiru visited Fugwa with local Koroba-Lake Kopiago MP John Kekeno to open a new double classroom for the primary school funded at the cost of K560,000 this year.
He seized the opportunity to announce a massive K12.3 million worth of projects for Fugwa which include K9 million for the feasibility study and development of Aopi rural hydro-electricity scheme.
The hydro is expected to power Fugwa mission station including the school and health centre, new police highway patrol unit and health sub-centre at Tagobi, Koroba township, Koroba Secondary School and other mission and government establishments within north Koroba and Koroba station.
Agiru also presented K1.6 million to the Works division in Mendi for the upgrading and rehabilitation of the rundown Fugwa Loop road while another K500,000 was delivered for the infrastructure development of Fugwa health centre.
A cheque for K130,000 was presented to the Wesleyan church to buy a vehicle to support its pastoral and social ministries in Fugwa and Koroba areas.
Agiru also announced a K600,000 for the Kemo bridge reconstruction on the Koroba to Fugwa road where work is likely to begin early next year.
Agiru said the government acknowledged the work of the churches in the province and would work in partnership with them to deliver their programmes with the aim of the integral human development of the people in the province.
 He said that the projects indicated that the provincial government was committed to support and work in partnership with the churches so that services were delivered to the people.