Communities living along Umuahia-Ikwuano-Ikot Ekpene had been urged to remove buildings, crops or other impediment along the road  as the contractor working on the road are returning to site soonest

Speaking during a stakeholders interactive session at MOUAU Women Association Event Centre Umudike., Rep Sam Onuigbo, member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/South Federal Constituency said he was making the appeal on behalf of the
Minister for Works who urged him to pass the message to his constituents.

“As we get ready to welcome the contractors back to site, let me use this medium to communicate to you that the Honourable Minister has written to me, asking me to address you to ensure that efforts are made to remove crops and buildings that are within the Right of Way (RoW) so as to ensure that the contractors have an unimpeded access to the road as they resume work.”

Speaking on the deplorable state of the road, Rep Onuigbo lamented that the entire road were in a state of  disrepair before his election to  office and recalled some portions were impassible.

He also  who decried the recurrent palliative works carried out on the road, and maintained he is determined  to provide a lasting solution by getting the totally reconstructed and showed this by  his frequent visits to the then  Minister of Works and Housing,  Babatunde  Fashola  which earned him recommendation  from the latter.

He expressed  gratitude to the Minister for his  response  to  yearnings of his heart, and appealed to the people  to avoid any form of distraction which will slow down work on the road

The stakeholders meeting attracted traditional rulers from the three LGAs in the Federal Constituency, Representatives of the contractor handling the project, Representatives from Federal ministry of Work, FRSC officials, VC of MOUAU, Prof Iwe, the CMD, of Federal Medical Center, Prof Azubike Onyebuchi and several others.