Ugwuanyi, Ekweremadu hail Fed Govt on 41km Enugu-Ebonyi roadFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInWhatsApp

Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Senate Deputy President Ike Ekweremadu have hailed the Federal Government for starting the rehabilitation of the 41-kilometre Ozalla-Akpugo-Amagunze-Ihuokpara-Nkomoro Ebonyi road.

The project, which was awarded in 2010, was stopped because of poor funding, but was re-awarded by the Muhammadu Buhari administration, following the intervention of Ugwuanyi, Ekweremadu, and other federal lawmakers from the state.

At the kick-off of the project, Ugwuanyi expressed appreciation about the synergy among the federal lawmakers from the state.

The governor noted that this contributed to the start of work on the road.

He said: “What we are witnessing here is the gift of synergy among National Assembly members from Enugu State, led by Senator Ekweremadu.

“On behalf of Ndi Enugu, we appreciate the Federal Government for acceding to the request by the state for the road rehabilitation, which will bring about socio-economic transformation to the people.”

Also, Ekweremadu praised the Buhari administration for making funds available for the project.

The senator noted that the project faced an initial challenge because it started as a constituency project under Peace Nnaji.

According to him, such projects usually suffer a setback for continuity, especially when the lawmaker who initiated it did not return to the National Assembly.

Ekweremadu said the road had been awarded as a full project under the Federal Ministry of Power, Works, and Housing

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