Africa-Press – Angola. The governor of Benguela province, Manuel Nunes Júnior, praised the visit of the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, waiting from the holder of the Executive branch ‘all the support’ for the development of this region of the country.
As part of the Integrated Public Infrastructure Program, under the initiative of the President of the Republic, the province is today a ‘construction site’, with several structuring roads in the cities of Benguela and Lobito, which is reflected in the improvement of urban mobility for motorists and passersby, which today breathe from relief.
This is examples the avenues ‘Governador Sousa Coutinho’, aka Estrada da Maxi, ‘Serpa Pinto’, ‘Praia Morena’, ’31 de Janeiro ‘and’ Aires de Almeida Santos ‘, in the city of Benguela, while in Lobito the results of this program are visible in the deep transformation of’ Socrates Dáskalos ‘avenues’, ‘Salvador Correia’ and ‘Brazil’ and ‘Brazil’.
Among the works delayed by limitations of financial resources are Monumental and Flamingo Cines, in addition to the extent of the Marginal of Praia Morena to the mouth of the Cavaco River, whose projected via the leisure, street lighting, gardening, tours, and rainwater and residual.
Approved by Presidential Order number 142/21, the Benguela Integrated Infrastructure Project began in March 2022, with a planned conclusion until 2027, having an initially estimated budget at 415 million euros.
Before 2022, it was an almost impossible mission circular by car or walking through these cities, due to the huge holes and the cloud of dust, and at rain the stagnant waters on the roads they took the sleep to motorists and city.
Another project approved by presidential order in July 2024, but it has not yet started, is that of Benguela’s external road circular, budgeted at $ 517 million and will connect this city headquarters from the province to those of Lobito and Catumbela, to divert the heavy traffic from urban hull merchandise.
Manuel Nunes Júnior spoke in an interview with journalists about the visit of the President of the Republic to Benguela province, in which he claimed to be an opportune time to ‘be able to obtain once again all the support we have been given in this hard work we do for the development of the province’.
However, the governor of Benguela acknowledges that the head of state finds a province with challenges and faces difficulties but is in progress.
‘The important thing is that we will not find out the difficulties, challenges and constraints ahead,’ he admitted, visibly optimistic about how João Lourenço’s coming can boost the execution of the ongoing programs in the region.
For the governor of Benguela, in the present conjuncture one should always have a spirit of optimism and work every day hard to improve the quality of life of the population.
The ruler explained that at this moment the province has a set of projects, noting that some are ongoing and visible, while others will start in the coming times in several domains.
‘Any ruler when acting, the only thing he wants is the well-being of the people under his jurisdiction (…). This is what we do every day, so that the life of the population improves, ‘he said.
In Benguela, the President of the Republic inaugurates, on Saturday morning, the 5th edition of the Fair of Municipalities and Cities of Angola, an event that brings together municipal administrators from all over the country, governors of the 21 provinces and institutional partners, aiming to boost local development and promote the exchange of experiences.
Under the motto “Life is made in the municipalities”, the Fair of Municipalities and Cities of Angola takes place from August 9-11, at the Ombaka National Stadium, under the organization of the Ministry of Administration of the Territory, under the 50th anniversary of the 50th anniversary of Independence.
Then, João Lourenço guides the first extraordinary meeting of the local governance council, a forum that brings together the provincial governors, with the aim of evaluating the progress of the main projects ongoing in the various regions of the country.
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