The Federal route Maintenance Agency (FERMA) and the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing have been requested by the House of Representatives to begin quick rehabilitation of the Oba-Nnewi-Uga-Akokwa-Arondizuogu-Okigwe route.
The resolution followed the unanimous approval of a motion proposed by Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere (PDP-Imo) at plenary on Thursday.
Mr. Ugochinyere, who introduced the motion, stated that the road runs through the Anambra and Imo federal constituencies of Idemili North-South, Nnewi North-South-Ekwusigo, Aguata, and Ideato North-South.
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The lawmaker, who represents Ideato North and South in Imo, said the route had recently become a death trap. According to him, it has become a hotspot for robbery, kidnapping, and the murder of innocent bystanders.
According to Mr. Ugochinyere, the failed sections of the road compelled residents of the impacted areas to evacuate their homes in search of safety and shelter elsewhere.
“Now that the rain is here, the already deplorable state of the road has been worsened and inhabitants of the communities are no longer able to go about their daily activities freely, as their lives and property are under threat due to the torrential erosions that ensue from the rains,” he explained. “Worried that if no serious remedial or reconstruction work is carried out on theroad, the lives, businesses and economy of inhabitants of the affected communities.will be completely crumbled.”
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Speaker Tajudeen Abbas sent the issue to the House Committee on Works when it was formed in his judgment.
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