Governor Ugwuanyi: flags off road works

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has said that the state government has not accessed  the bailout funds from the Federal Government.

Ugwuanyi, spoke on Tuesday at the flag-off of four major roads in Enugu, said insinuations from some quarters that the state government received the money was false.

“We have not received money in the name of bailout or anything from the Federal Government. We must thank the members of the House of Assembly for their cooperation in approving funds for this project,” he said.

He said that the project was borne out of the desire to fulfil his campaign and inaugural speech promises. The other roads flagged-off by the governor, included the Amankwo-Amaeke -Ama Brewery Junction Bye-pass Road and the 9th Corner Bye-pass Road

“During our campaign and inauguration, we did promise to commit the state resources to better the lots of our people. We pledged to aggressively address all issues militating against the development of the state, take necessary steps to ease the difficulties and hardship encountered by our people,” he said.

The governor said that the Abakpa Nike and Nike Lake roads were strategic to the economy of the state, but expressed regrets that they were in such deplorable state.

Ugwuanyi said that the government was committed to a timely completion of the roads in spite of the prevailing economic situation in the state.

Also, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr Edward Ubosi, said that he was delighted that the governor had given priority to the Abapka- Nike and Nike Lake roads. Ubosi said that the roads when completed would be a big relief to commuters whose usage of the roads had been miserable.

“You don’t know what you have done for the people by constructing this road. It takes between 30 minutes and one hour for one to get off this road due to traffic gridlock,” Ubosi said.