UKE COMMUNITY CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO RESUSCITATE DILAPIDATED ROADS, EASE MOVEMENT OF AGRONOMIC PRODUCTS
By Chris Chikelue :
The President General (PG) of Uke, Idemili North Local Government Area (LGA), Chief Peter Onyejegbu has echoed the voice of his people in calling on the Federal and State Government to come to their aid and fix some major roads which are in bad condition.
He said that repairing the roads will boost the movement and transportation of agronomic products from the area tobotger parts of the state.
Chief Onyejegbu made this plea while discussing with newsmen on the development of the community and how best to deliver dividends of democracy to the grassroots vis-a-vis the Uke community and it’s environ.
He said, “Uke is in Anambra Central Senatorial Zone of the State. It has Ideani, Abatete, Ogidi, Umuoji, Ojoto and Nnobi as its neighbours and our traditional ruler is His Royal Highness, Igwe (Surv) Charles Agbala, the Oranyelu III of Uke”.
Chief Onyejegbu commended his people and said they are hard working, peace loving and predominantly traders, farmers and Captains of Industries.
Discussing the major public celebration of the community, Chief Onyejegbu said, “we celebrate Uzo Iyi Festival every Uka Afor in April and this help to bring the people together to discuss and seek ways of implementing dividends of development in the community”.
He, then, lamented the condition of major roads in the area urging, “both the State & Federal Government to come help us fix our roads especially the Mpia- Ugwuagbugbana -Eke Uke- Igwe Ileka Road.
“This will help to solve the problem of gridlocks our people are always experiencing at the Eke-Agu Abatete junction every festive period.
“Though we as a community through the help of good spirited individuals have always tried to maintain the roads to some extent, to make sure we are not cut-off entirely”.
The PG nevertheless pleaded with his kin men to also support every developmental projects that is being carried out by the town union executive and in extension the state government.