Mr. Valentine Ozigbo
Obiano failed Anambra people in area of road construction, says Ozigbo
[From CHINEDU NWAFOR, Abakaliki]
Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, Mr. Valentine Ozigbo has stated that the Governor Willie Obiano-led administration failed Ndi Anambra in the area of road construction, saying that all the major roads that link the capital city to the council areas were all in bad condition.
Ozigbo said if elected in the November 6, poll, he would declare state of emergency on roads in the state.
He spoke when he visited Ihiala, a scene of fire disaster, said he would prioritize rapid development of infrastructure if elected.
Ozigbo wondered why the Atani-Osammala-Ogwuikpele Road had not been developed beyond the point former Governor Peter Obi left it close to 8 years ago.
“I have close to two years been travelling through all the 21 local government areas in our state, visiting all of them, a minimum of eight times, so I know how backward we are in terms of roads and other social services.
“Willie Obiano’s out-going government has performed extremely poorly in this regard. There is no nice way to say this. They have failed Ndi Anambra. We are all disappointed.
“Atani-Osammala-Ogwuikpele Road is a vital access way for the people of Ogbaru to move their agricultural produce to the important Onitsha market. It is a tragedy that the Obiano government has abandoned them.
“Umueze-Anam Road is another road of importance and concern to me that it has been abandoned by Obiano. Obi built the road and stopped at Mmiata. The master plan is for the road to extend to Anaku.
“Roads are basic infrastructure and should be a right of every Anambra citizen. We deserve the best and my sincere pledge is that I will ensure that we once again have roads we can be proud of”, he said.
