Abia commences reconstruction work on 13.9k. ONUINYANG – OKPOROENYI -/OBORO ROAD.
Abia commences reconstruction work on 13.9k. ONUINYANG – OKPOROENYI -/OBORO ROAD.
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has said that 13.9km Onuinyang – Okporoenyi – Oboro – Ikwuano road being reconstructed was due to its strategic importance to communities and farmers in the areas.
Speaking at the flag-off ceremony of the road held at Central School Okporoenyi, Bende LGA, Gov. Otti noted that the road traversed through the Central and Northerner parts of the state and the connected tens and thousands of farmers to the urban markets within and outside the State
Gov Otti said that his government plays top priority on road reconstruction pathways to prosperity and assured of quality work delivery and timely completion.
He pointed out the economically strategic importance of the road and, stated that on completion, it would be of great gain to members of the benefiting communities known for their agricultural produce and grow the state’s economy.
According to him, the communities around this corridor are central to the state’s agricultural development framework, having been renowned for the quality and quantity of their farm produce, including cocoa, cassava, rice sereals and vegetables.
The governor commended the resilience of the people in sustaining their farming activities despite the challenges they had faced for decades and announced that this 2025 would mark a turning point for millions of Ndi Abia across the 17 LGAs.
Speaking also, the member representing Bende South State Constituency, Hon. Emmanuel Ndubuisi and the Deputy Chief of Staff Office of the Deputy Governor, Mr. Chijioke Nwankwo was full of praises to the governor for his resolve to fix the road and stated that it demonstrates his determination to govern the state well.
The Commissioner for Works, Engr. Otumchere Oti while appreciating the Governor’s unwavering commitment in ensuring all the nooks and crannies are opened up, said that the benefiting communities produce many food and cash crops but lack access roads which have hindered them all these while, hence the intervention of Governor Otti.
He disclosed that the road which was divided into two sections with each being handled by different companies and disclosed that the contract period was for six months, assuring that, on completion, It would be an asphaltic concrete road with culverts, drains and solar streetlights installation.
The Mayor of Ikwuano Dr. Anthony Nwaubani and his Bende counterpart, Deacon Uwabunkeonye Bassey, said that Dr. Otti has empowered the people through creating access road to transport their produce, which they noted would boost agriculture in Abia State.
In their reactions, some members of the benefiting communities, including Eze Engr. Ossy Iromantu of Okporoenyi autonomous community, Eze (Prof.) Innocent Ezeala of Ibe Uzo Amawom -Oboro and Chief Sunny Chigbu of Nkalunta lauded the governor for remembering their people by embarking on the fixing of the road which was last constructed in 1952 by the then Eastern region leadership under Dr. Michael Okpara .
They recall the deteriorated
nature of the road and described it as an open gate to increased agricultural development as the communities are known as the food basket of Abia State and prayed God to bless the Governor.
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