By Uzo Ugwunze :
Idemili South LGA Councillors Representing Oba Ward 1 and Ward 2 , Mr Ebuka Chibueze and Mrs Nkiru Onwuakagba respectively, President General Oba Patriotic Union, Mr Anthony Uzo Ejiofor and an Aspirant for the EzeOkpoko II of Oba throne, Chief Vincent Chukwuma Ananti have commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo for awarding contract for rehabilitation of Oba/ Nnewi Road during the 31st Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) meeting.
Speaking to our reporter, Mr Chibueze thanked His Excellency profusely, saying that Oba people will be delighted to vote massively for Soludo for his second tenure.
“I thank our solution governor for this wonderful gesture to Oba people. This shows that Oba people have started benefiting from the dividends of democracy. The road rehabilitation will make Oba people come out enmasse to vote for Soludo in the next election because one good turn deserves another. Oba people are saying that it will be well with Charlie Nwamgbafor”, said Chibueze.
Contributing, Mrs Nkiru Onwuakagba described Prof Soludo as the best governor so far who has ensured that democracy dividends reach out to the grassroots. “There is no LGA that is not benefiting from the various road construction or rehabilitation either completed or ongoing all over the state barely 2 years in office. Infact,he is not competing with anyone in the next election”.
According to the PG, Chief Uzo Ejiofor, I heard about the awarded Oba-Nnewi Road rehabilitation contract. Before now, the LG Chairman, Mrs Amaka Obi came to our aid when a truck fell at the failed portion of the Oba- Nnewi Road in front of the Afor-Uzo Oba Market although no life was lost.
“She intervened by filling some of the failed portions with lumps. She later connected me with the MD/CEO, Anambra Road Maintenance Agency (ARMA), Mr Obinna Nduka who did some excavation and filled some places on the road with stone base but when they stopped work he said there was much rains but thank God with the rains abating and the awarding of the Oba- Nnewi Road rehabilitation, the road will soon take a new shape to the benefit of the road users and our people.”
In his remarks, Chief Vincent Ananti (Esq) stated : “I am highly excited to hear about the award of the contract for the rehabilitation of the Nnewi Oba Road.I sincerely commend the Solution Governor Chukwuma Soludo.
“The bad state of the road especially at the Afor Oba Market area resulted in the fall of a trailer with the load which would have caused a lot of casualties but for the fact that it took place in the night.
” The failed portion at the Okike Agip section of the Old Oba- Nnewi Road also has been a death trap where innocent commuters fall prey to kidnappers but that will soon stop as soon as the road is rehabilitated or reconstructed,” he said.
It would be recalled that recently during the 31st ANSEC meeting approval was given for the award of contracts which included; the rehabilitation of Nnewi to Oba Road to ensure pleasurable movement of people and goods that have remained impassable for many years, especially during the rainy season.
The memo was presented by the MD/CEO of Anambra Road Maintenance Agency (ARMA), Mr Obinna Nduka, through a direct procurement at the cost of N131, 343, 612. 28 (One Hundred and Thirty-One Million, Three Hundred and Four-Three Thousand, Six Hundred and Twelve Naira, and Twenty-Eight Kobo )
* Ugwunze is of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State *