…Contractor abandoned site after earthworksBy Chinedu Adonu
For the people of Amufie, Ugbaike and Inyi communities in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, the deplorable state of the major road linking them is a source of serious concern.
It is negatively affecting their social and economic life. Rather than being a source of economic lifeline for the agrarian communities, the road has turned into a source of frustration due to its condition resulting from years of neglect and abandonment.
The contract for the 7. 640-kilometer access road linking the three agrarian communities was awarded in 2020 by the Enugu State Government. The road also connects the communities to some part of Obollo-Afor up to the Abuja highway. The award of the contract had raised the hope of the people that it would help to transform the communities’ transportation, boost their agriculture produce, improve trade and life generally. That hope is shattered with the abandonment of the road.
For over six years, the road project remains abandoned after the earth work, exposing it to fast deterioration. Today, deep gullies, stagnant water and failed sections have replaced the optimism that greeted the project.
