Enugu Govt Flags Off Construction Of 141 Urban Roads
The Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, Tuesday, flagged off the construction of 141 urban roads across 13 zones of the state capital.
The beneficiary zones are Abakpa, Achara Layout, Asata, Awkunanaw, Coal Camp, Independence Layout, New Haven, Old GRA, Thinkers Corner, Trans-Ekulu and Uwani.
Gov Mbah, during the flag-off in Enugu, said the roads were part of his administration’s vision to eradicate poverty, grow Enugu State’s economy to $30bn and make the state a premier destination for investments, tourism and for living.
Quoting him, “Our commitment is to eradicate poverty, and we know that we cannot just wish the eradication of poverty into existence.
“We need to do the necessary things required by the government to ensure that we have zero hunger. We know what critical infrastructure like roads do for our communities.
“It will ensure that those that are doing business have more patronage, and even those living here will no longer have to spend so much on transportation because the cost of transportation will reduce.
“If a Keke (commercial tricycle) man that is supposed to carry you knows he will drive on a good road, he will charge you less.
“It provides you with more disposable income and thereby chasing poverty away from our community.”
The governor said the 141 roads had been organised into 17 lots to ensure completion in the next three months.
He assured that funds had been provided, while due diligence was done on the contractors to ensure that the jobs were awarded to capable hands only.
The President-General of Amechi-Uwani, Chief Ifeanyi Nnaji, hailed Mbah for remembering his zone.
He said, “For the past forty years, nobody has done this road. We went house to house to collect money to do one other side of the drainage.
“After doing one side, we could not do the other because everyone was complaining of hardship.
“Your Excellency, by 2027, any other poster we see here, we will tear it off. You are going for your second term.”
The Chairman of Enugu North, Hon Ibenaku Onoh, and his Enugu South counterpart, Hon Caleb Ani, said the governor’s ward-based development had made things easier for the 17 local government councils.
The Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr Gerald Otiji, and the Special Adviser to the Governor on Project Development and Implementation, promised intensive supervision in addition to all necessary steps taken during project preparation to ensure the delivery of quality jobs.
The contractors, on their part, assured the governor of quality and timely project delivery, having passed the stringent procurement processes and conditions set by his administration.
Enugu Govt Flags Off Construction Of 141 Urban Roads is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
