•Police in to keep the peace, after the disruptive altercation at the site.
By Egufe Yafugborhi
For 72 hours, progress froze on Imoniyamen Street. What was meant to be a celebratory kickoff for a long-awaited Delta State government road contract in Iwhrekpokpor, an Ughelli North suburb, turned into a standoff between community leadership and the project contractor.
At the centre of it is the appointment of a Community Liaison Officer, CLO. The dispute stalled equipment, drove up costs, and exposed what residents now describe as a gap in state contract oversight. It also produced an unlikely hero, a resident who refused to look away.
Equipment in, work shut down
