A $2.27-million-dollar bridge was commissioned by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka at Nayarabale in Cakaudrove yesterday.
PM Rabuka said that he is grateful to the previous Government and planners for the vision they had to build a bridge to alleviate the problems faced by villagers.
“We are told that the cost of that bridge was 2.27 million dollars and we must acknowledge the work of previous leaders and governments.”
“We congratulate them and the contractor who built this bridge for work well done and well completed and I assure you there will be more of these opening of bridges and roads.”
“We also thank our financers who have made developments such as this possible, the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and many more but more importantly the taxpayers of this country such as all of you sitting here today,” said the Prime Minister.
“We thank the United Nations for its vision and the various goals that they have put upon the member nations, member countries, for each to strive for in this millennium. One of them is accessibility to markets for producers and rural producers and the other better roads and a communication system.”
“From the various accounts given during the presentation, there have been a few lives lost by those that had tried to cross the bridge and cross the stream at the height of floods,” said the Prime Minister.
Prime Minister Rabuka further said that many Governments will come and carry out development programs and it is the duty of the succeeding Governments to continue development works for the betterment of the people.
“We are now in government because you believe that we would complete these things and a lot of it will come from money you pay as taxes.”
“So, we thank all those that have participated in the formulation of the plan, in the actual building of the road and the bridge that has brought us to, this very memorable day that we are celebrating today.”
The Prime Minister also commended the Commissioner Northern Division and civil servants who have worked tirelessly to see development works in the North carried out.
