Group tasks Gov. Soludo to re-award abandoned road projects in Anambra

By Cyprian Ebele, Onitsha 

A human rights organization on the platform of Civil Liberties Organization, Anambra State branch, on Monday, urged governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, to re-award all abandoned road projects in the state.

The group noted the abandoned Ugwuakwu-Ibughubu-Achalla road in Umuchu, Aguata Local Government Area, linked to Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area.

Recall that the road was awarded by former Governor Willie Obiano, to decongest the ever-busy Nkwo Umuchu-Osete road and curtail incessant road accidents, thereby giving the community a sense of belonging as the road was then inaccessible.

The Nations News Nigeria gathered that after rehabilitation of about 40 per cent of  the project, it was abandoned due to paucity of funds.

It was learnt that the road was hit by incessant torrential downpour that resulted in some portions of the dilapidated and deplorable road  becoming a nightmare as it became inaccessible to indigenes, commuters and visitors.

The chairman and secretary of the organization in a statement signed and issued to newsmen by Vincent Ezekwueme and Chidi Mbah said: “When one suffers directly everyone suffers indirectly”.

They called on governor Soludo to swing into action and dispatch his commissioner for Works and Transition Committee chairman, Aguata council area,Chibuike Offorbuike, for on the spot assessment of the pathetic and pitiable condition of the road for prompt and immediate solution.

“It is of prime importance to note that if urgent and immediate steps are not taken by the government to ameliorate the predicament of the road users, it will disconnect the village from local government.

According to CLO the poor state of the road has now caused gross havoc, erosion, excruciating pains and sufferings to the people forcing them to live in perpetual fear of uncertainty.

The organization however commended a philanthropist and  an indigene of the community, Chief Abraham Oti (a.k.a Mighty Mighty) for single handedly constructing Achalla Umuchu road and building eight bungalows for eight indigent families from different villages in Umuchu and other numerous poverty alleviation projects.

“We appeal to other affluent individuals to emulate his humanitarian and patriotic gesture.

Worthy of commendation is his Excellency’s massive roads constructions and rehabilitations, especially Niger Street, Iweka, Ziks Avenue, (all in Onitsha) and Ekwulobia Flyover, among others.

“We solicit extension of such good gesture to Ugwuakwu-Ibughubu-Achalla and Obinna Iloh Street in Nkwelle-Ezunaka, to Nkpor,”  CLO pleaded.