By Our Reporter
The leadership of Amansea, a gateway community in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State have appealed to Governor Chukwuma Soludo to include the Amansea – Ebenebe, Amansea – Ifite Awka Roads in the priority list of his administration’s emergency road intervention.
The President General of Amansea, Sir Christian Ughanze, who delivered the message, hailed Governor Soludo’s development plans for the state, especially his emphasis on security of lives and property as well as massive road construction.
While commending Governor Soludo for his successful 100 days in office, Ughanze, also thanked the Governor for the on going palliative work on the old and new Amansea axis of the Onitsha-Enugu Federal highway which according to him would ease off the unabated gridlock on the road witnessed by the commuters plying the road.
He described Governor Soludo’s plan to construct about 220 kilometres of roads in the state as a welcome development, stressing that road was one of the critical infrastructures that enhances development.
Ughanze however, drew Soludo’s attention to the deplorable conditions of the Amansea -Ebenebe road, Amansea- Ifite- Awka road, Egbeagwu- Eziogboo road and Eziogboo Primary School road that need urgent intervention.
The PG who described lack of motorable roads as a major problems of his community and other communities in Awka North council area, stressed that residents of the area were mostly farmers that could contribute immensely to food supplies in the state if their agricultural potentials are harnessed.
He further stated that farmers in the area were finding it difficult to transport their agricultural produce to the urban areas to sell because of lack of accessible roads network.
He lamented the inability of successive governments in the state to attend to the roads in the area.
Ughanze expressed the confidence that the Governor Soludo’s administration would fulfill his promise on construction of Omor-Umubo- Umerum- Obaofemili-Ebenebe- Amansea road to save people in the area from untold hardship enhance the inter and intra communications of the people in the area .
