By: Ike Philip Abiagom
The people of Umudaike quarter, the ancestral home of the newly Asagba-designated in Asaba have cried out for government’s intervention on their road which had been abandoned for years.
The Umudaike Community was worried over the deplorable state of the road and had written several letters to the state and local government about the condition of the road but no response has come from the government, adding that the poor state of the road has hampered economic activities of people.
Speaking yesterday, Comrade Okafor Anthony confided to Newsbreeze Magazine that the Umudaike Village road project started under the administration of former governor, Ifeanyi Okowa and for some years now the road is in a deplorable condition and abandoned.
We have made several attempts to draw government attention to the deplorable condition of the road but to no avail. With the emergence of Obi Prof. Epiphany Azinge,SAN,OON as the 14th Asagba (King) of Asaba designated, let hope that the state government will give urgent attention to the long abandoned Umudaike road project because the road has become a problem to the people of Umudaike and Asaba Community in general.
“We are begging the government to listen to our cry and ensure that the contractors return to site immediately. Whatever is delaying the project should be made available on time before the official coronation of our new Asagba-Designated,” he said.
MVI_0001Another youth, who identified himself as Amechi said that the contractor only poured sand on the road without making efforts to provide a drainage system. If they will do this road at all, they need to do the drainage first, water gushing out whenever there’s rainfall causes serious hazard to the people.
“When we challenged the contractors, they complained the ministry did not pay them for drainage. The road has become a ‘headache’ to the Umudaike community who would have preferred it been left the way it was before construction.
We are appealing to Governor Sheriff to re-award the road project to ameliorate the suffering of our people now that the newly Asagba-Designated Obi Prof. Epiphany Azinge,SAN,OON is from Umudaike Village.
