Lawmakers flag off work on Umuahia/Ikot Ekpene road

The senator representing Abia Central senatorial district, Senator Theodore Orji, in conjunction with the memberrepresenting Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency, Hon Sam Onuigbo, has flagged off the repair of the failed portions of!the Umuahia/Ikot Ekpene federal road.

The road which passes through Umuahia down to Ikot Ekpene!in Akwa Ibom state has been in a state of total disrepair which made the two federal law makers to cry out to the minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola for help, which the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) is doing.

Speaking at the flag off ceremony at Okwe-Oboro in Ikwuano, Senator Orji warned FERMA and its contractors not to do a shoddy work or risk facing the wrath of the people of the area who have suffered untold hardship because of the bad nature of the road for several years.

Orji said that when he was the governor of the state that he did his best to ensure that the road was motor-able, and regretted the financial difficulties his administration faced which made it hard for him to achieve the desired result.

He noted that the road has not been touched for several years by the federal government which the road belongs to, “We did.our best to make it motor-able for road users to pass, butnow as federal lawmakers we have gone to the minister incharge which has led to palliative measures being done on it.”