Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has flagged-off the 30Km Arochukwu-Ndi Okereke- Ozu Abam Road, with a pledge that no part of the state will be left behind in road infrastructural development.
Otti, who stated this at Amuvi, Arochukwu, during the flag off ceremony, said that one of the most important commitments of his government was to improve the living conditions of the people across rural and urban communities through the consistent removal of the many impediments that limited the capacity of individuals and businesses to function at their fullest potential.
He regretted the terrible state of some of the economically-viable roads in the state as a result of neglect by past administrations in the state and said that the cost of the economic loss could not be quantified.
He said that the essence of fixing rural roads was to connect agricultural roads to the urban areas in order to boost the State’s agricultural zones to the urban areas in order to boost the State’s agricultural output and expand economic corridors to create jobs for the youths and stem rural urban migration.
“No part of the state shall be left behind in our push to expand the frontier of economic and social opportunities for individuals, families, businesses to bring relief to our people and reclaim what has been lost through years of neglect.
“Farmers in rural communities find it difficult to move their produce to the markets leading to post harvest losses. As a government that made a covenant to bring succour to the people after many years of frustrations, we knew that road construction, rehabilitation and maintenance must be made a major priority long before we took our oath of office.
“The Arochukwu-Ndi Okereke-Ozu Abam road will on completion in about 12 months revive the agricultural and allied ecosystem within several communities in Arochukwu and Ohafia LGAs and open an expanded windows for those seeking to tap into the promises of the new Abia by investing here.
“Fixing this road simultaneously with the Umuahia- Uzuakoli-Abiriba-Ohafia road is a strategic initiative to guarantee that a stretch of road from this axis is in optimal shape, making the movement of people, agro and allied communities from the northern part of the state to the urban centres,” he said.
