Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has promised to pay compensation to all building owners affected following the ongoing road constructions in the State capital.
Governor Nwifuru through the Commissioner for Works and Transport Engr. Stanley Lebechi Mbam, disclosed this during an interaction with journalists in Abakaliki, following the ongoing demolition in various areas within the capital city including the popular Vanco junction.
According to the commissioner, the demolition was unavoidable due to the Governor’s commitment to construct durable roads in the state.
He then urged the affected persons to accept, support the plan for a new State capital stressing that the newly constructed internal roads would stand the test of time, considering the robust concrete technology applied during the construction.
“The compensation has been documented and the affected will receive their compensation soon”.
“We have been commissioning these projects in the past few weeks, and people can see that they have quality and are pleasing to the eye. So far, His Excellency has done wonderfully well through the ministry of works.” He said.
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According to him, the new roads were started and completed within the one year of the administration, which include a 4.5km Mile 50 New Layout road, the 13.3km Udude Street internal roads, the Legacy FM road, the 20.5km Onueke-Ikwo section of the Abakaliki ring road, as well as the 17.2km Nwezenyi-Nwanwu-Mgbaji Nwagu section of the Abakaliki ring road.
He also pointed out some rehabilitated roads within the state capital, which include Udude, Emefor, Onamba, Police Junction, Goddy Ogbaga Avenue, Olisaemeka, Barr Igwe Amah, Nnorom, Alo, Grace Ovu Nwagu, Mike Aduaka, and Igweanu Liga Street, as part of the government’s achievements within its first year.
Mbam, however, assured the general public that the Governor Nwifuru-led administration would continue to focus on delivering quality leadership and urged them to support him in his bid to deliver his mandate, which was centred on the people’s charter of needs.
