The communities living along Amawom-Ihim-Amuro-Okporoenyi-Nkalunta Road, Ikwuano LGA are now singing the praises of  Abia State Governor Alex Otti as reconstruction work have begun in earnest on the Amawom-Ihim-Amuro-Okporoenyi-Nkalunta Road with a spur to Onuinyang along Bende road 


The over 13 kilometres road leading to the agricultural belt of the LG has suffered total neglect for over forty years with some portions becoming totally impassable 


Daily Ledger.ng.com reports that the Abia State Government early September  2924 signified indications to reconstruct the  road, an  artery linking Ikwuano LG to Bende LG which is also a third road linking Ikwuano LG to the State capital, Umuahia and would ease up traffic on the increasingly busy Umuahia-Ikwuano-Ikot Ekpene road 


To that effect the Abia Government, through the State Ministry of Works  invited bids for the 'Construction of Onuinyang-Okporoenyi-Oboro road whose length is 6.799 kilometres'

Bidders were also invited for another portion of the road  'Construction of Onuinyang-Okporoenyi-Oboro (Amuro-Oburo) with a distance of 6.799 kilometres


The Abia Government during same period announced intentions to dualise the Abia Tower to Onuimo road connecting the State with Imo State.


In an advertisement in a national newspaper, signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr Izuchukwu Onwughara stated that the construction might last between 18-30 months


The Onuinyang-Okporoenyi-Oboro is the route to the farming belt of Ikwuano LG rich in cocoa, palm oil and rice, often referred to as the food basket of Abia State. The road was first constructed in the first Republic, but has fallen into disrepair for over forty  years, and no longer in use by motor vehicles


Bidders were also invited for other major roads across the State including Ntigha-Mbawsi-Umuala road amongst others 


Dailyledger.ng.com reports that most of this roads reconstruction had been flagged off by Gov Otti