President Bola Tinubu has approved the construction of two flyover bridges, one at Regina Caeli junction and another at Nnamdi Azikiwe University second gate, both in Awka, the state capital of Anambra.
The Commissioner for Works in Anambra State, Arc Okey Ezeobi disclosed this on Wednesday during a press conference to speak about the state of roads in Anambra State.
Ezeobi said the forthcoming flyovers and several other projects being done by the federal government are as a result of a synergy forged by the state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo with the government of President Bola Tinubu.
He said: “The president has just approved a flyover at Regina Caeli. The governor went to him and told him about the numerous accident there and he approved two flyovers. One at Unizik second gate and one at Regina Caeli.
“Anambra and the entire South East has never had it so good. All these things are because of the partnership the governor has built with the federal government. You may not like the politics of the governor, but I want to tell you that no one loves Anambra more than the governor and that is what the governor thinks about everyday.
“The governor knows what he is doing and Anambra people are gaining from that partnership. The level of Federal Government presence in Anambra is unprecedented. Since the creation of Nigeria, we have never experienced this level of infrastructure and this is because of the synergy we have in the state now through Mr Governor and the Federal Government.
“Today you can drive on concrete road from 82 division in Enugu straight into Anambra. This is something that was not possible previously. That is the level of investment we have witnessed. There is now a bypass from Nkwelle Ezunaka to the second Niger Bridge through Ogbunike, Ogidi and Obosi. The construction in the Anambra end is costing the federal government N180billion. We have never had it this good.
“The Anambra West, Abaji in Kogi into Abuja road is another game changer that the president is giving us, which will shorten travel to five hours from Awka to Anambra. That means you can travel to Abuja from Anambra and return the same day.
“Today, we have awarded 908.044 kilometers of roads and have so far asphalted 742km. All the last three governors put together have not achieved this. We have given out 143 road contracts in Anambra. Very soon we will put out the statistics of road construction out there. This is ministry of works and we have all the documents and there are public documents. We will do this so that people will see what this govt has done in road infrastructure.
“Once in a while, we see people talking about failed road, but all the failed spots put together are not up to 5 Km. What it means is that over 99percent is perfect. So that is pass mark.”
He also attributed the failed spots in some of the road to some factors, including refuse dump by residents, blockage of drains for harvesting of sand, heavy duty vehicles breakdown on the road, bad channeling of water from homes and lack of green areas in homes.
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