Onuigbo commends Tinubu on award of Abia-Imo link road, vows to ensure completion of facilitated projects

Former House of Representatives Member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, Hon. Sam Onuigbo, has reiterated his commitment to ensuring that all projects he attracted are completed according to specifications including the reconstruction of the Ubakala-Umunwanwa-UdoAdobi-Achingali Road.

Onuigbo who embarked on an inspection tour of the project after meeting with the Traditional Ruler of Ngodo Autonomous Community His Royal Highness, Eze Pharm Stephen Ihuoma, commended President Bola Tinubu for what he described as taking a bold in step in prioritizing infrastructure development in the Southeast evidenced by the deployment of the Minister of Works for an on-site inspection of the project.

He maintained that the reconstruction of the bridge which was blown up on the 25th of December 1969 in the heat of the war would heal permanently one of the remaining scars of the Civil War, as he called on the contractor handling the project to expedite work and ensure timely completion.

He emphasized that the road is of significant economic and social importance to both Abia and Imo States, serving as a critical transportation route linking Umunwanwa, Ubakala, and Nsirimo in Abia to Achingalli-Udo-Onicha-Obizi in Imo State, and ultimately connecting to the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway as he urged the contractor to give quality job to the rural dwellers in line with President Tinubu’s vision for the South East.
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Also speaking, Amanze Uchegbulam, a former Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and a respected figure from Ezihite, Mbaise, stressed that the favorable weather conditions between November and February should have been maximized for construction progress as he further advised against changing the contractor at this stage, insisting that efforts should be directed towards ensuring the current firm delivers on its contract efficiently.

Speaking earlier, the villagers, led by His Royal Highness, Eze Pharm Stephen Ihuoma, Traditional Ruler of Ngodo Autonomous Community lamented that their only road and bridge connecting them to the outside world remains abandoned despite two upward contract reviews.
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Also speaking, the President General Ozina Ngodo Umunwanwa Autonomous Community Dennis Okebugo thanked President Tinubu for his commitment to see the project come to fruition but decried what he described as slow pace of work and below standard job by the contractor Bolive Nigeria Limited despite being mobilized.
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