As Eleme, Ogoni youths threaten showdown over delay Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Omotayo Alasoadura, yesterday, hinted that the Federal Government is ready to borrow to ensure that the East-West road gets completed by April 2022. He stated this during the inspection of sections two and three of the project in Port Harcourt, Rivers State But as the minister made the promise on behalf of the Federal Government, Eleme and Ogoni youths threatened to block the bridge connecting the airport if there was no meaningful progress on the project within one month. x They lamented that the Federal Government was investing little on the Niger Delta region that was contributing so much to the national treasury and investing more on the northern region that was contributing less to the nation’s coffers.