Ebonyi Gov't  Approves Construction of 11,226klm Roads in Abakaliki, Afikpo, Ezza North, Onicha LGAs

From Omaka OKOH, Abakaliki 

The State Executive Council of Ebonyi has approved the construction of 11,226.08 kilometers of roads in Abakaliki, Afikpo, Ezza North, Onicha and Izzie local government areas of the state. 

The roads to be constructed are Ukwuachi-Oshiegbe road in Ezza measuring 5 kilometres, with 6.2 kilometres shoulder of existing concrete pavement, 4-kilometre Umueziokwu, Nwegbu-Ugwu, Odida Onuafia-Amankwo road, Onicha, 10,843.88m TTC —Iboko road, Izzi, a, 200 metres Ezi-Akani Ukpa—Ngodo road leading to Ngodo Community and 172m Ogbodudu Street, Kpirikpiri Abakaliki, the state capital.

Commissioner for Information and state orientation, Jude Okpor, who disclosed this at a press briefing on the outcome of this week’s Executive Council meeting, said the approval is to meet the infrastructural needs of the people and enhance urban and rural road expansion in the state.

Explaining that all the roads would be constructed on concrete pavement, Okpor said the council also approved a memo from the state Ministry of Trade and Investment for the purchase and sale of Charcoal Stove at N10m.

 According to him, the approval became necessary as it serves as alternative to the high cost of cooking gas and kerosine faced by the citizenry, especially in the rural areas and to as well help in boosting the revenue generation of the state.  

He further disclosed that the council considered and approved a memo on the need for the establishment of the Ebonyi State Disability Rights Commission Law and other matters.

“The council further directed the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice to ensure the transmission of the executive correspondence on the council’s decision to the Ebonyi State House of Assembly for legislative actions”, he said.