By Anya C. Anya

The Abia State House of Assembly has directed the Director General of the Abia State Road Maintenance Agency to immediately covey his men and state equipment to the Uburu Ihechiowa Arochukwu Link Road so as to provide palliative work on the road which currently is in a bad state as a result of the current raining season.

AFNEWS reporter who monitored the plenary of the House today reported that the decision and resolution to direct ABROMA DG to fix the road came as a result of the motion moved by Hon.Dr. Mike Ukoha who is the member representing Arochukwu State Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly on the need to provide palliative work on the road.

Hon. Dr. Mike Ukoha while raising the motion said “Road is an essential infrastructure to the people;The society cannot function without good and quality road network;it is expedient to bring to your attention, the deplorable condition of Uburu Ihechiowa – Arochukwu Link Road in Arochukwu LGA, Which has become so bad and almost cutting off into two due to excessive rain fall”.

The lawmaker noted also that ” the road has numerous deep gullies, both at the centre and sides, and have limited the usage areas; the Uburu Ihechiowa – Arochukwu Link Road is an important and alternative route to the people of Arochukwu Ihechiowa and Ututu, all in Arochukwu LGA; Because it is the shortest route to the famous Uburu Market and serves as an access road to peoples farm lands and businesses”.

“The economic Importance of the road is enormous, and if not attended to urgently, it will cause an untold hardship on the people of Arochukwu, Ihechiowa and Ututu communities;”

Hon. Dr. Mike Ukoha therefore seek among other things:

” (1) That the Honourable House should call the attention of the Honourable Commissioner for Works to use his good offices to access the Funds in the budget so as to commence Palliative work on the road.

(2) That Since Erosion
Is one of the major problems, it would be necessary for this Honourable House to mandate NEWMAP to assist in providing engineering solutions in order to sustain the expected palliative works which the Ministry of Works will embark on.”After contributions by Lawmakers, the House Resolved as follows:

“(1) To call on the General Manager of ABROMA to use his office to commence palliative works on that road.

(2) The House mandated its committee on NEWMAP to interface with NEWMAP in a bid to find a solution to the bad state of the road.

(3) To summon the General Manager of ABROMA to appear before the House on 20th July, 2020 by 10am.