Nkechinyere Ewa-Okpara
RT Hon Francis Nwifuru, the Governor of Ebonyi State, says his administration is working hard to expand the capital city from the way he meets it by creating more internal roads in the city.
“We have done a lot trying to expand the capital city from the way we meet it. We started with the new mile 50 layout which is about 4.5k completed and commissioned”.
The Governor, who spoke at Okwase Nkaleke on Tuesday during the flag of some road construction in the community, noted that the dividend of his government will get to every Ebonyian either directly or indirectly.
Represented by the state Commissioner for works Engr Stanley Labechi Mbam, Governor Nwifuru said considering the economic importance of the internal roads in Nkaliki the Okwase Nkaliki and other ongoing road projects in the area will be completed in the next 3 months and urged stakeholders and the community members to lend their support to the project by protecting the concrete work.
Okwase Nkaliki is one of the Virginia roads embarked on by the state government to ease the standard of living of residents of the area.
“I Want to let you know that the Governor of Ebonyi State, Ogbonna Nwifuru, is beckoned on people’s charter of needs, and he is out expanding the capital city. We have just been as if we are in a cage whereby it is only the old capital city that has access road, but I want to let you know that since he came on board, we have been able to expand the capital city.
“We have the new mile 50 road, which is about 4.5 km, and other places that have never experienced road construction before.
“This place is in the capital city. It is not only that this road is connected to this community, but it is also connected to other major roads linking Hausa quarters and the Ebyia community, so be grateful to God he is the dividend of democracy and the dividends of the people’s charter of needs.
“This road is impassable. I pity people who use this road daily, but when Governor Nwifuru came on board, he said we should look into this. I was happy because the road was connected to my community.
“join this road with other road projects in and around Nkaliki when you sum them up, it is about 4.2km but distributed around. I think 2km is coming here for the first phase, and I believe as we progress, additions will be made to it.
“We are expanding the city, and I believe as we are starting this job today, within 2 to 3 months, we should be able to complete it and move to the next phase.
“I want to beg that when the construction commences, it may affect some people, but if your fence is affected, that means your fence is on the road. Just take it in good faith. After the road construction, you do another fence.
“I also want to beg the people living in the street to obey the construction rules, especially when work is going on. It is not after pouring concrete you come and drive on it. If you jam the road you will pay. He said.
“Now, we tend to expand Nkaliki road from Akeme to the highway.. pipe production road, and this Ukwasi Nkaliki and we are also doing road maintenance in the capital city.
The Commissioner further disclosed that coating of other completed internal roads shall commence soonest.
“From next week we will start coating some of the major roads in the capital city. We have to maintain the roads. He emphasised.
Comrd Anthony Nwizi the director general of Ebonyi Broadcasting Cooperation EBBC, SA to Governor Francis Nwifuru on youth mobilization Chinedu Emerike and Hyacinth Nwode former of Ohanaeze local government who is a resident of Okwase Nkaliki, in their remarks thanked the Governor for prioritizing infrastructural development in the state noting that the internal roads will give access to Ebonyi farmers to transport their farm produce to the market.
Emmanuel Nwamaga, youth leader of Ukwase Nkaleke, Ekene Nkwede, assured the government of the protection of government facilities in the area including the road.