Anambra Communities Protests Against Bad Road

Frustrated by uncompleted road rehabilitation project leading to their communities, which has hampered the transportation of their agricultural products, four communities in Ogbaru Local Government Area towns, Anambra State, have staged a protest against  non completion of the roads.

The protesting communities, Obeagwa 1, Obeagwa 2, Akili Ogidi and Ogwuikpele, blocked the federal road linking the council area with riverine communities in Rivers State with placards of various inscriptions as, “Please fix Obeagwa, Akili Ogidi, Ogwuikpele road, “The sufferings is too much, “Government please, come to our rescue, “Good road is better life, including many others.

Spokesman of the protesting communities, Mr. Emeka Udeogwu, an indigene of Akili Ogidi, while addressing newsmen said that the contract was initially being handled by Inter Bau Construction Company, but was allegedly revoked with the influence of a National Assembly member, who directed that it should be given to the present contractor, who since then, abandoned  work.

According to Mr. Udeogwu, “When Inter Bau Construction Company, was handling the project, there was rapid execution of the project and adequate supervision, but since over three years the job was given to a new contractor, through a National Assembly lawmaker, there has been poor handling of the job, the new contractor did not do up to 50 meters of the job, before it later abandoned the project.”

“We are not interested on who does the job, what we are interested is for the projects to be completed. When you give somebody contract, you should supervise the person frequently, not just allowing the contractor to do as it pleases him.

“This present contractor was not monitored and that was why they abandoned the projects uncompleted and absconded. We want the Federal Government of Nigeria to come and inspect the project with a view to bringing back the contract to sites.”

Similarly, at Amiyi community, its President general, Mr. Nwanze Afubele, lamented lack of access roads in their community, describing it as “a serious issue matter”, saying that several letters they write to Anambra State government has not yielded any positive answer.

“We are therefore, pleading with the National and State Assembly representatives for the council area to assist us in rehabilitating the roads.”

Also, speaking with newsmen, Mrs Felicia Ezechi and Mrs. Victoria Opia, respectively lamented that their children who are living in the cities could no longer return home due to poor access roads in their area.

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