By Izunna Okafor
Indigenes and residents of Umudim Nnewi, in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State have pleaded for the urgent intervention of Governor Chukwuma Soludo, as erosion gully eats up a major access road in the town.
This reporter, Izunna Okafor, gathered that
the said road, which used to be one of the busiest roads in Nnewi, is located
at the Umuezena, Umudim Nnewi. It was also gathered that the road now records a
very low usage, as motorists have resorted to using other alternative (though
longer) routes in the area, than exposing themselves to risk by using that
which has been described as a death trap.
This was corroborated by a video trending on
the social media, which shows the road in a critical and dangerous condition
while vehicles scarcely plies to and fro.
According to the video recorded by a
concerned citizen of the community, the worst hit and most dangerous part of
the road now is the Ukwaka Bridge through which the road passes.
The citizen, who did not identify himself,
revealed that the underneath of the road and parts of the Bridge had been eaten
up by the gully and washed away by flood.
While hinting that motorists who still ply
the road expose themselves to risks, the citizen further warned that another
heavy rain and flooding in the area may lead to a total collapse of the Bridge
and the consequent division of the road into two parts.
He therefore called on the Governor
Soludo-led Anambra State Government to come to their rescue before the unexpected
happens on the road. He also called on the stakeholders in the community to
urgently intervene and do something about the road before it becomes too late.
“This is a very big death trap. All the
underneath are open while the coal tar still covers the up. And people riskily
ply it, without knowing what the situation is under. So, please, once again, I
call on our amiable Governor, Chukwuma Soludo and the stakeholders in Nnewi to
come to our rescue on this road,” he said.
When contacted, the State Commissioner for
Environment, Engr. Felix Odimegwu assured of government's urgent intervention
on the road, while also noting that a team from the Ministry would be
immediately sent to site for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation.
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