Abia State Governor Alex Otti on Wednesday earmarked nine roads for immediate attention in order to "significantly reduce the sufferings of motorists within Aba".


Some of the roads include:


1. University Road, Abayi

2. Green Avenue

3. Udeagbala Road 

4  Shallom Road

5, Umuimo Road

6. Old Express Road

7. Abak Road with  adjoining streets

8. Queens Street

9. Jubilee Road. 



Gov. Otti who undertook a tour of the roads said the process jumpstart the  rejuvenation of  Aba, the commercial nerve centre of Abia State.


The Special Adviser to the Governor on Works, Engr Otumchere Oti,  led the tour with entourage comprising Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emmanuel Emeruwa; his deputy, Rt Hon Augustine Meregini and the deputy Majority Leader, and  Hon Destiny Akaraka Nwagwu



 Gov Otti and the entourage who defied the rain showers toured the degenerated roads across the Aba metropolis and observed  the decadence that dotted long stretches of the roads earmarked for rehabilitation.


"We had promised that we are going to rebuild the roads. The first thing is that we clear the drainages, because if we don’t do that, we won't be able to build roads that would last.


"As you can see on this Azikiwe Road, the main job here is to clear the drainages, desilt them and open up the flow of water to Aba River


"There are a few roads we want to rebuild completely and those are the roads that we have come to inspect today," Governor Otti told the ecstatic crowd. 


Meanwhile, desilting of drains have commenced along Azikiwe Road. This exercise, according to the SA Works, will continue along so many other roads to facilitate the free flow of storm water, and hence, reduce flooding on the roads.