Fubara Reconnects Rivers Communities With Road Abandoned For Eleven Years
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The road that connects Rumukwurushi with Igbo-Etche which has been abandoned and in a very deplorable state for the past eleven years is being fixed by the Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara.
The 16.5km Rumuokurusi-Igbo-Etche Road, is to be completed in the next three months, according to the governor who visited the area on Monday, to ascertain the level of work done.
During the inspection, Fubara lamented that a key artery that serves as a major connecting route for the people of the State had been abandoned for 11 years before his administration intervened to give the people renewed hope of better days ahead.
He said he had to personally visit the project site to see things for himself because of the critical nature of the road to the economic survival of the people and the State.
“We are here this afternoon to see for ourselves the extent of job the contractor is doing as it concerns this very deplorable road. This road is about 16.5 kilometers, and it cuts across two Local Government Areas: Obio/Akpor and Etche. In Obio/Akpor LGA, it affects towns like the Rumuokurusi, Atali and Eneka axis before entering into Etche.
“It is a major access road that most traders, both from Aba and Etche, normally use to do their businesses in the Oil Mill Market. And from information that got to us, this road has been bad, not just bad but has been impassable for the past 11 years,” the governor said.
The governor expressed satisfaction with the extent of work that has been achieved, noting that it shows that the contractor understands the passion of the administration, and what it wants to always provide in making the people happy.
