Construction Manager, Niger Delta University

2000 – 2003

In 2000, Architect Reuben Okoya returned from the United States of America to join the services of the Bayelsa State Government as Construction Manager, Niger Delta University Project, where he managed the entire Planning, Design and Construction Process for the infrastructural development of the Niger Delta University permanent site.
Established in 2000, the Niger Delta University (NDU) is a Bayelsa State Government funded university located in Wilberforce Island (an island of great historic significance) about 30 kilometres from Yenagoa – Bayelsa State capital.
The site is an island located on about 1,900 hectares in a bend of the Niger River. The only access road to the site at the time of construction was by water. The university designed for a student population of 5,000, and it provides a full range of academic disciplines with 9 faculties and a college of medicine, plus community support services and residential areas for the students, faculty and staff. As the construction Manager, Architect Reuben Okoya was fully responsible in designing, planning, construction and completion of the entire university project below shows some of the buildings completed.

Niger Delta University MASTER PLAN