Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, Monday, flagged off the construction and dualisation of 43.7km Penoks-Abakpa Nike-Ugwogo-Nike-Opi Nsukka road with streetlights.
The road will be completed within 18 months, and aimed at making the state the premier destination for investment, business, tourism, and living, the governor said.
Mbah added that the the project, which includes straightening many bends of the existing road, would drastically reduce accidents and criminality on the road.
In his words, “In the build-up to the election and in my acceptance speech after my election, we made a pledge that we are going to dualise the Penoks-Abakpa-Ugwogo-Opi-Nsukka road because . we realised from the outset that if we had to grow this economy to an exponential height, no section of this state should be left behind, more so an economic hub like Nsukka Zone.”
Mbah regretted that a trip from Enugu to Nsukka presently takes over an hour, hence the decision to do the 3.6km from the Penoks Junction to the T-Junction flyover in addition to the 41km Abakpa Nike-Opi Nsukka road to reduce travel time to about 30 minutes and make it possible for people to comfortably live and work in Enugu and vice versa.
Affirming that his administration is grass-roots based, the governor stated that, “We are doing projects based on electoral wards. Guess who are the greatest beneficiaries of this model? It is the Nsukka zone. You have 102 electoral wards. That means you will end up with 102 smart schools, 102 Type 2 Primary Healthcare Centres, over 1,000km of roads since we are additionally going to do at least 10km of roads per ward.”
The traditional ruler of Edem-Ani and Chairman, Enugu State Traditional Rulers Council, Igwe Samuel Asadu, said, “The people of Nsukka cultural zone and Enugu North Senatorial District never imagined the possibility of this life-time project.
“The only way we can pay you back is that you do not need to come to campaign here for your second tenure because we are all going to do that for you.
“You are God sent to the people of Nsukka, Enugu State and Nigeria at large.”
The CEO of COMAG Construction Company, Engr Cosmas Agu, pledged to deliver a high quality project and on schedule.
Gov Mbah Flags Off Dualization Of Enugu-Opi-Nsukka Road is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
