By Ovat Abeng
The Anambra State Commissioner for Works, Engr Ifeanyi Okoma, has explain why governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo awarded a total of 621.649 kilometers of road across the 21 local government area of the State in less than three years in office.
He said the governor is doing that in order to achieved his 2070 vision of making Anambra a peaceful, secure livable and prosperous homeland for all Nigerian investors irrespective of tribal, ethic and religious affiliations.
Engr Okoma gave the explanation while briefing Journalists at his office in Awka, on Thursday, in preparation ahead of three-day media tour to the ongoing road projects across the three Senatorial Districts of the State.
According to him, out of the 621.649 km 316 has already been completed for used.
“Our effort to make the state a more livable place, the state government has awarded a total of 621.649 kilometers of road construction in the last two years and eight months. Of this, 316 kilometers of roads have been already completed, while others are nearing completion, with many more projects awarded.
“We are also seriously building the government house, and in the next few weeks, it will become operational,” he stated.
In addition to the ongoing road construction in the state, the commissioner noted that the government has also awarded and completed several legacy projects across the three senatorial districts, including the fun city in Awka and the ongoing construction of Ekwulobia flyover in Aguata local government area of the State.
He further said that the government is building a water park and amusement park in Awka to provide recreational spaces for the public, as the state capital currently lacks such facilities.
“We are taking Anambra State to greater heights, where every Anambra citizen will be proud to live and do business. We are building Anambra State to reduce poverty in the coming years. By the end of this administration’s first tenure, the poverty level in the state will be lower, and our people abroad will begin to return home and engage in business,” he said.
Okoma emphasized that the vision of the Soludo-led administration is to make Anambra State a destination, rather than a departure point, as has been the case in the past.
“What we are currently doing is to lay the foundation for the vision 2070.”
The Commissioner used the interaction to commend the governor for embarking in such transformative projects without borrowing a dime.