RT HON TOBY OKECHUKWU INSPECTS RECONSTRUCTION OF OLD ENUGU – AWKA ROAD ATTRACTED BY EKWEREMADU



Enugu: Rt Hon Toby Okechukwu, Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and Member representing Aninri/Awgu /Oji River in the Green Chamber, today, inspected the ongoing reconstruction of portions of the Old Enugu – Awka road at Amokwe, Udi Local Government Area, Enugu State.

Hon Okechukwu explained that the road project was attracted by Senator Ike Ekweremadu, CFR, PhD, Senator representing Enugu West Senatorial District and Former Deputy Senate President with his (Okechukwu’s) support as the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Works, then.

“I’m impressed with the quality of work being done so far by the contractor. This road project was attracted by His Excellency, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, CFR, PhD while he was the Deputy Senate President and I was Chairman, House Committee on Works.
“He (Ekweremadu) should have been here today but is unfortunately absent.
“Following Ekweremadu’s intervention, the contractor has agreed as well to mobilize to site for the reconstruction of the Abor-Opi section of the Enugu – Makurdi express way, which they are also handling, so as to ease the suffering of commuters on that axis “
Hon Okechukwu stated that the reconstruction of the Old Enugu – Awka road, which started from the Anambra border would get to the Four Corners Byepass T Junction, after the Udi Local Government Secretariat.
According to Mr Samir, the engineer from Arab Contractors handling the projects, “so far nineteen kilometers of the project (old Enugu – Awka road) had been done”

He also said that the rainy season would not delay their work so much.
Hon Okechukwu, in the company of the Arab Contractors engineer also inspected portions of the Awgu – Oji River Federal road being threatened by erosion in front of Achi Joint Hospital, Mkpokolo Achi.
According to him, based on the good relationship existing between the contractors, himself and Ekweremadu, the contractors agreed to do some remedial erosion control works on the affected portions, even though it was not in their contract.
After addressing his teeming supporters from Oji River who joined him in the inspection, Hon Okechukwu also liaised with the controller of roads, Federal Ministry of Works, to ensure that the challenge of moving some high tension electricity poles, that were impeding the reconstruction of a portion of the road in Oji River was addressed.