From Our Correspondent
Some Awka residents in Anambra State have been commending Gov. Chukwuma Soludo’s road projects, saying they are attracting investors and improving agricultural productivity.
The residents made the assertion while speaking with TheNewsZenith during a project tour of roads and other infrastructure in Awka South And Awka North Local Government Areas.
The projects visited in Awka South include the 23-kilometre Amansea-Awa-Ndiukwuenu-Ufuma Road, the remodelling of Ekwueme Square and the Ifite link bridge over the Awka-Enugu Expressway.
Other projects are the Government House, Governor’s Lodge, Solution Funcity and the 26-kilometre Announcements Road project in Awka North.
Mr Ambrose Nweke, a native of the Awba-Ofemili community, said the new roads have eased transportation challenges.
”This is a positive development, especially for farmers and the projects have brought the community to the limelight.
“Before now, this road was in a very bad condition. Even, motorcycles find it difficult to navigate through potholes on the road.
”As an agrarian area, farmers find it difficult to take their goods to town or market.
”We thank Gov. Soludo for remembering us. Now our community is accessible to all.
”Farmers can easily take rice, garri, palm oil and other farm produce to the market easily.
”Good road is truly life and light,” TheNewsZenith quotes Nweke as saying.
Also praising the state government, Mr Michael Okagbue expressed excitement at the developments.
”I’m most excited because as a farmer, the market people now come into our farms to buy our farm produce.
”We cried to previous governments to make the road passable, but Gov. Soludo wiped away our tears.
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”Under Gov. Soludo, we are now experiencing rapid development in our communities.
Also, Mr Chinedu Oraekie, a 47-year-old former Secretary-General of Awba-Ofemili Community, said investors and realtors had been trooping into the community since the road was tarred.
“I was born here and the road conditions were terrible. I thank God today for the governor we have.
”Our land has appreciated from N150,000, N200,00 to N800,000 or N1 million, depending on the site.
“People are coming in to invest in real estate and agriculture because this road brought out the potential of this community. Awba rice is now popular in the markets.
“ We thank Gov. Soludo and hope he will fulfil his promise to link us to Ayamelum Local Government Area. We believe he will do it,” he said.
Mrs Joy Akachukwu of Ugbenu community said the had been easy access to healthcare since the road was constructed.
“It was very difficult to get to the primary healthcare centre at Ebenebe or Awka town due to bad road but with this tarred road, it is easy and fast to access health care.
“We thank Gov. Soludo but as Oliver Twist, we are pleading that our primary healthcare be made functional. The structure is there but it is not functioning,” she said.
The coordinator of the Project tour, Mr Osita Obi, commended Gov. Soludo for impacting positively on the lives of the people through his various developmental projects across the state.
“Just two and a half years in office, Gov. Soludo has performed well, especially in the area of roads and infrastructure.
”These achievements will leave a lasting legacy,” TheNewsZenith quotes Obi as saying.
He appealed to residents to re-elect Gov. Soludo for s second term so as not to disrupt this process of transformation in the state.
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