Gov. Otti

By Ugochukwu Alaribe

UMUAHIA, Abia State government has assured motorists and residents of Owerri-Nta in Isiala Ngwa South council area that it is committed to ending the flooding problem along the road, following the ongoing road reconstruction project.

In a statement, Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed that the government has taken note of a video circulating on social media showing flooding in a residential compound along the ongoing Owerri-Nta road, which is currently under reconstruction.

He explained that preliminary observations made on the area revealed that the affected location has a long-standing topographical challenge arising from its naturally undulating terrain, even as the compound sits on‌ a downward slope from the main road,