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Communities hail Akwa-Ibom gov on road construction

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The road being constructed after the flag-off

Etim Ekpimah, Uyo

The people of Nduetong in Uyo and Ibiaku in Uruan Local Government areas of Akwa Ibom State, have expressed their gratitude to the State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, for mobilising contractors for the construction of Nduetong-Ibiaku-Ekit Itam Road.

The governor, who was on site through the Commissioner for Works, Mr. Ephraim Inyangenyen, on Wednesday, said the road project would be delivered to the people within nine months.

A community leader and a one-time special adviser on legal matters in Uruan Council, Mr. Augustine Udoibit, thanked the governor for responding to the cry of his people.

According to him, the road, when completed, will restore life and hope to his people and will boost economic activities in the communities.

Udoibit, who is an indigene of Ibiaku Uruan, Northern Uruan, Ward 2, promised to mobilise his people and the entire people of Uruan at home and in diaspora to support Emmanuel programmes and policies as his own way of encouraging government to do more in his community.

“I call on youths from all the communities that will benefit from this road to assist and support the contractors handling the project to enable them to complete the road within the stated period of nine months,” he said.

He urged the contractors to execute the job according to specifications, adding that substandard job will not be acceptable by the people.

It will be recalled that Ibiaku and Nduetong communities in Uruan had threatened in Saturday PUNCH to boycott future elections over the collapse of their only access road to Uyo.

It was learnt that the two communities used to transport their agricultural produce to Uyo quickly and easily through the once vibrant road, which is said to be two kilometres away from Government House in Uyo.

An indigene of Ibiaku, who insisted not to be mentioned, told our correspondent in Ibiaku that the indigenes of the two communities were living in fear of the imminent disaster which the road poses.

“In fact, this morning the community had a meeting in the community hall to see how they can raise money to rectify their electrical problem.”

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