[dropcap]R[/dropcap]esidents of A.C. Nwanze street in Asaba of Oshimili South Local Government Area, Delta State have decried the deplorable state of the their street road ,calling for its immediate repair. A cross-section of the residents who spoke to Grassroots Publishers reporters in the street,described the road as a shame to the state government to have left a major street which is about 3km away from Direct Labour Agency(DLA) office in Asabain this shape and rejected manner. According to them,there is need for urgent government intervention to alleviate the sufferings and pains of the residents. The street has remained neglected for some years and several reported plans to construct the road by Asaba Capital Development Authority has clearly been abandoned.
Residents of A.C. Nwanze street have sent an SOS to the Executive Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa for his urgent intervention in rehabilitation of their street road which is in a very deplorable condition. According to a resident who was in tears while talking to our reporter,said they have been living in pains and agony since 2016 as flood has taken over the entire street , because cars and keke cannot ply the street road any longer, even the residents park their cars outside the street.
Another resident who pleaded anonymity said that the residents of this street are highly disappointed with the performances of the present administration mostly on DLA road. “The entire residents of this street voted for Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa in the last Governorship election, but we cannot understand why this government is paying us back in this way”.
Our street has remained neglected and several reported plans to construct the road by Asaba Capital Development Authority has clearly been pigeon-holed”. The situation of this obvious neglect had become more pronounced in DLA road and its sub-streets. The question is, how long should A.C. Nwanze street remain like this? Is Asaba Capital Development Authority, ACDA and Direct Labour Agency, DLA working in Delta State? The answer is capital NO!
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa should scrap these two failed agencies who have failed woefully in Delta State and the government should stop wasting the tax payers money on them . The residents are appealing to the Delta State Government to order the immediate repair of this road because it is getting worse on daily basis”.
By: Ike Abiagom