After inspecting the 36-kilometer Utako-Unewa-Eworah-Uromi road, Senator Monday Okpebholo, the governor of Edo State, gave the populace his word that high-quality work would be done.
Residents of the communities, who were grateful that the government was now taking note of them, praised and prayed for the governor, who accompanied senior administration officials on the inspection. The continuing Anko Road and Udomi Primary School, which are in varying levels of completion, were also inspected by Governor Okpebholo.
According to the governor, his administration has started a practical governing process that would allow the populace to benefit from democracy.
He said: “You can see the joy on the faces of the people. We are happy that the people we are serving are happy and appreciate what we do for them and we will do more to develop the area and the State.”
“We have embarked on practical governance, doing what the people will see and benefit from. We will continue practical governance. The road we are constructing here is about 36 kilometres.”
“When this road is completed, the area will be open for economic development and growth. We want the people to feel the impact of true governance”
The people of Udomi, Unewa, and other communities that will benefit from the road construction are happy because the road will open up the area for economic growth and development, according to local resident and Benue State native Larha Fanel, who thanked the governor for opening the communities through the road’s construction, saying the previous administration had forgotten the people of the area.
“The road was abandoned for years but the Okpebholo administration remembered us,” she said.
The contractor, Michael Rezk, said the road will be connecting about eight communities, and open them up for growth and development. He added that the completion time is two years.
“The road is 36 kilometres, starting from the federal road in Uromi as work has commenced on the concrete drains to collect water from the main road down. You can see the progress on laterite and soon, we will enter the stage of stone base and asphalt. The road when completed will connect eight communities, and the project will be completed in two years,” he explained.
