Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has flagged off the 2.17 kilometer single carriage Niger Bridge head, Sokoto road project in Onitsha South council area of the state.
Governor Soludo while inspecting the project said the project also include the channelization of Nwangene Stream to the River Niger.
The Governor, who expressed worry that the contractor was extremely slow, observed that the work is still at the incredible stage of 0.5 percent.
He told the contractor, Tec Engineering Nigeria handling the road project that the road ought to have gone as far as between 10 percent and 12 percent completion , having been on the project for two months insisting that the project must be delivered in twelve months duration as agreed.
“You speed up the work or have the contract terminated.”The quality of the roads we are constructing is unparalleled. “It will have a stone base, with cement stabilization, and layers of asphalt with a 20-year guarantee”. Soludo assured the people.”
He, however, made it clear to the residents of the commercial city that his tour and inspection of projects awarded is a fulfilment of his campaign promise to Ndi-Anambra.
He noted with disappointment that Onitsha was originally planned and developed by the white people with good drainage systems, but the City appears to have lost its glory.
While expressing gratitude to the residents of Onitsha for electing him during the last gubernatorial election, governor Soludo reminded them that they must play their part if Onitsha is to rise up and regain its glory.
According to him, “A programme to clean up our drainages is starting now. “We want Anambra to be the nation’s cleanest state.””We are planning a system to start picking up waste from house to house.”
