THE Federal Government has waded into improving the deplorable state of the roads in the southeastern part of the country by releasing funds for the completion of 11 point 7 Kilometre Ohaofia-Oso-Edda Federal road in Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
This was disclosed by the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola while on an inspection tour of the road at Ohaofia-Edda Junction of the State.
Speaking through Babatunde Fashola, the Federal Government urged the contractor to speed up the job and assured the contractor that the Ministry would release more funds as soon as certificates were generated.
The Chief Engineer of Uniglobe Engineering Construction Company, Mr. Anslem Ijebor told journalists that about five kilometres of the project had been completed, while two kilometres would be asphalted within five weeks as soon as the company takes delivery of the funds.
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