Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Monday accepted the reconstruction of the long-abandoned Omenuko Bridge at Ozuabam within the Arochukwu Native Authorities Space of the state.
The bridge serves as a hyperlink between Abia North and Abia Central Senatorial Zones.
For many years, the dilapidated construction has posed a extreme security threat to commuters, with its slender design permitting just one automobile to cross at a time.
Throughout wet seasons, the scenario worsens as floodwaters typically submerge the bridge, located dangerously on the base of a hill and a pointy bend.
Tragically, the bridge has claimed a number of lives, together with college students travelling for JAMB examinations.
The state Commissioner for Info, Okey Kanu, disclosed this whereas briefing the press on the Authorities Home, Umuahia, on the end result of this week’s State Government Council assembly presided over by Otti, stating, “For many years, a number of politicians have taken undue benefit of the rickety nature of that bridge to make guarantees to folks round that space until date, they’ve by no means fulfilled.
“His Excellency, Dr Alex Otti, has ordered that the bridge be reconstructed to serve the folks from that space.”
He acknowledged that the flag off of the mission can be introduced quickly, including that repairing the bridge can be of nice profit to the folks.
The commissioner additionally disclosed that in a bid to have impartial electrical energy, the state authorities has despatched the Abia State Electrical energy Invoice to the state Home of Meeting for consideration.
He stated the Meeting would on December 18, 2024, conduct a public listening to on the chief invoice and highlighted the significance of the electrical energy invoice, stressing the necessity for all stakeholders to take part within the public listening to.
“All of the vital stakeholders are anticipated to be there and make inputs on find out how to make the method of enacting that invoice, and provide you with a sturdy thought that may tackle problems with electrical energy in our state”, Kanu acknowledged.
Talking on the deserves of the Electrical energy Invoice, the Commissioner for Energy and Public Utilities, Mr Ikechukwu Monday, famous that the regulation would act as a catalyst to realize the purpose of the governor, which is to offer entry to electrical energy to all Abians.