“This road is an important symbol of my Government's continued commitment to the welfare of the people of the North"
Those are the comments of Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama while opening the $228M Nabouwalu Dreketi Road yesterday afternoon.
Bainimarama says this project was a massive undertaking to bring about a massive transformation and the result is that a road that was dusty in the dry season and bogged down in the wet season is now a modern road with a smooth surface.
The Prime Minister also criticized previous governments for not seeing fit to provide a sealed road in the North to unlock the economic potential of this area, to increase the value of i-Taukei land and improve the lives of ordinary people.
He says those decades of neglect have come to a crashing end as he proudly opened the beautiful road.
Bainimarama says students will spend less time travelling to school, people will get medical attention more quickly, and families will have more time to spend together.
Bainimarama adds this is a wonderful way to begin 2016 and he is delighted and very proud to be in Dreketi to officially open the 70 kilometers of new, sealed, modern highway.
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