Anambra State government has re-assured of completing all the awarded road contracts across the State.
The Commissioner for Works Mr. Marcel Ifejiofor gave the assurance while addressing journalists on the state of roads in Anambra during the Meet the Media Programme.
Mr. Ifejiofor explained that Anambra state government has constructed and is still constructing roads in most communities in the State, regretting the indifferent attitude of the people towards refuse disposal maintaining that influx of articulated vehicles and lorries are the major causes of road failure.
The Commissioner recalled that Anambra has the highest number of tarred roads in the country adding that Anambra state government has not and did not stop construction and rehabilitation of any road in the state especially in Nnewi, saying that state government is still appealing to individuals to help government in doing some of the roads as government alone cannot do all the roads.
Mr. Ifejiofor an Engineer who presented copies of letters obtained from the federal Ministry of works stopping work on the rehabilitation of some roads in Nnewi because the contractor did not secure approval from them announced that work will soon commence on the Obodo Ukwu road Okpoko, Amansea Ndi-Ukwuenu-Awa road while the Enugwu-Agidi -Nawgu-Ukwulu road will witness total reconstruction.
He said that everyone is a stakeholder in the construction, maintenance and protection of state roads by ensuring proper refuse dump, warning against burning tyres on tarred roads among others.
The Commissioner was flanked by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of works Mr. Emeka Ohuoha and the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Works Mr. Austin Nnanyelugo.
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