Anambra Showdown 2025: Soludo’s massive road construction opening up communities

By Vincent Ujumadu

Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s monolithic roadworthy operation projects crossed the 3 senatorial zones of Anambra State are opening up galore antecedently neglected communities. At astir each State Executive Council meeting, roadworthy contracts predominate discussions, giving each assemblage anticipation that specified projects volition yet scope their area.

Among the latest approvals are the ₦2.1 cardinal Trans-Nkisi Boulevard 1 Road, GRA Onitsha; ₦7.5 cardinal for the 8.9 km Nanka–Aguluzigbo–Umuona road, which is flood-prone and erosion-threatened; ₦10.95 cardinal for the 16.37 km Mbaukwu–Awgbu–Amaetiti–Okpaeze roadworthy with a 22-meter, one-span bridge; and the 4.56 km Azigbo–Awka Etiti–Amichi–Onuselogu roadworthy with a spur to the Diocesan Hospital Amichi, covering 3 section governments.

Also ongoing are the 3.57 km Igboukwu–Amichi–Ekwulummili roadworthy crossed Aguata and Nnewi South LGAs; rehabilitation of the 19.1 km Awkuzu–Igbariam–Anaku nexus road; 7 roads successful the Omagba country of Onitsha; the 1.6 km New Market Road successful Onitsha; and the Aguleri Uno–Aguleri Otu road.

At Okpoko successful Ogbaru, 15.62 km of roads person been completed, with different 3.46 km nether construction. The Atani–Ozubulu road, with aggregate bridges, is ongoing, portion the contractor handling the ₦38 cardinal Agulu–Nnewi–Okija dual carriageway has pledged completion wrong 12 months.

Other projects see ₦3.5 cardinal for erosion power and roadworthy works successful Umunze and Umuchu, ₦2.65 cardinal for 3.9 km of entree roads astatine the Uli field of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, ₦2.1 cardinal for entree roads astatine Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe, and ₦97.3 cardinal for rehabilitation of Nya Ranch Road, Awka.

The Amawbia–Nise–Agulu–Ekwulobia–Uga dual carriageway, with a flyover astatine Ekwulobia and a span astatine the Umuchiani erosion site, is implicit 80% complete. Owners of implicit 500 affected buildings person been compensated.

The Amansea–Ndiukwuenu–Awka–Ufuma roadworthy has chopped question clip from Awka to Ufuma by much than an hour. The Amansea–Ebenebe–Awba Idemili road, erstwhile a decease trap, is present harmless and motorable.

According to the authorities government, these projects are strategically chosen to summation connectivity betwixt communities and the 21 LGAs, laying the instauration for Anambra to go a livable and prosperous mega-city.

Site engineers person assured that the projects volition beryllium delivered connected schedule, with authorities gathering backing obligations and big communities cooperating, peculiarly done section employment.

Speaking connected behalf of Ekwulobia, President General Nze Azubuike Nzechukwu said: “Before now, radical were unhappy astir the demolition of buildings, but the Governor came present doubly to explicate his intentions. Now, the radical person embraced the projects and are precise happy. Those whose houses were affected person been compensated.”

Governor Soludo emphasized that the roadworthy projects are cardinal to his administration’s imaginativeness of transforming Anambra into a astute city.

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