Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra state has completed the construction of the 12.5km Ezira-Umuomaku-Enugu Umuonyia-Achina Road, linking several communities.
A statement by the media office, said the governor had literally turned Anambra into a construction site in his pursuit of transforming the state into a country-wide destination brand.
The statement quoted Mr Izuchuckwu Eze, a community leader, as saying that the governor, who has embarked on several road rehabilitation projects that the governor kept his promise with the 12.5km road.
This, he said, would “make our communities along the road easily accessible, farm products available to other parts of the state, and small-scale businesses in the locality boosted.
Recently, Soludo commissioned the 11.9km Mmiata-Anam-Nzam road, which links to the headquarters of Anambra West Local Government Area (LGA).
While inspecting the completed project, Governor Soludo affirmed, “I Promised Ndi Anambra West that if l fail to build that road to your headquarters, that if l ever come back to your local government to campaign or to ask you for anything, that you should stone me.”
The State’s Executive Council recently approved the construction of new roads in the 21 local government areas, which will be delivered within six months, while existing projects will be completed, according to the Commissioner for Information, For Information, Law Mefor PhD.
The statement said Soludo was speedily transforming Anambra into a destination band, redefining governance, blending vision and execution to unlock its vast economic and human potential for economic development.
