Saturday, September 21, 2024 Communities in the Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State have decried the deplorable state of the roads in the area which they said was causing them untold hardship.
The deplorable roads were neglected by past
administrations.
The communities spoke with newsmen recently
through a socio-cultural organization in Ngor Okpala, known as the Ngor Okpala
Renaissance League, lamenting that the challenge had also created economic and
educational problems for residents of the communities
A leader of the organization, Dr. Ibe
Nwoko, while speaking frowned at what he called “dishonest political
brigandage”.
He noted how he and others had gone to pay a
courtesy visit to the Chairman of Ngor Okpala Council of Traditional Rulers,
but got stuck in a pool of water.
“We had to pull off our shoes and stockings
to wade through the waters.
“There is no motorable road to the local
government headquarters at Umuneke.
“As I speak to you now, there are no access roads in the
whole of Ngor Okpala even to link other parts of the local government council,
let alone the entire parts of the state.
“All the roads are death traps. Our people
have been managing without good hospitals and even good schools, but this road
thing is a serious headache to us.
“As it stands now, Ngor Okpala is the worst
in Imo State in terms of infrastructure”, Nwoko said.
He listed the affected roads in the area to
include: Ihette junction to Umuneke Road; Ulakwo – Nguru – Umuneke – Orisheze
Road; Ulakwo – Nguru – Ngor – Nkwala Eziama Road; Umuohie Ukwu – Obokwe –
Ogbeke Road; Umuohie Ukwu – Ohekelem – Ogbor Road; Umudim – Okporoamuma –
Nkwoala Road; and Umuchie – Obokwe – Alulu Road and Eziama – Ntu – Amala Road.
Nwoko noted with disappointment that no
meaningful road infrastructure has been constructed in Ngor Okpala since 1999
despite having a series of elected senators and other legislators who
represented the area both at the federal and the state levels.
“We call on the Federal government to come
to our aid because the state government has failed us.
“Ngor Okpala should be declared a disaster
area.
We thought that the present governor of the
state, Sen. Hope Uzodimma could have been fair to the people of the area since
he and his party had large followership from the local government.
“However, what we are seeing shows the contrary. It is unfortunate”,
he lamented.
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