Federal Government Has Abandoned South-East, Says Ndigbo Unity Forum Worldwide

   

President Goodluck Jonathan is under attack for abandoning the states in the South-East especially the Federal roads and called on him to urgently address the marginalization.

This was contained in a communiqué by Ndigbo Unity Forum Worldwide as signed by the President Augustine Chukwudum and Secretary –General , Chinedu Onyebuchi. See the communique unedited below :

NDIGBO UNITY FORUM (NUF) WORLDWIDE

2c Sokoto Road Odoakpu Onitsha Anambra State

Phone: 07051534372, 08069215959

E-mail: [email protected],

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Our Ref:………………….…...    Your Ref…….…………… Date: 29/09/2014

PRESS RELEASE OF NDIGBO UNITY FORUM MONTHLY MEETING

The agenda of our monthly meeting   held on 28^th of Sept. 2014 was to appraise the presences of Federal Government in the South East Region. This appraisal was done using various infrastructures as indices.

After looking at various pictures display on projector during the meeting, it can be seen that Federal Government has failed the South East Region in the Road, Aviation among other sectors. This is shown by the various dilapidated nature of roads in the region which include.

(1)  The nonchalant attitude towards the road sectors is exemplify by the Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene road,  Aba Ikot  Ekpene Federal High Way.  one of the busiest road connecting South-East to South- South which is in a deplorable State highlighted by the death trap nature of the road at Ekebedi, Umuegbule, Ogbuegbule and Awomukwu section of the road, also the dilapidated nature of  Ufuma- Inyachi Oji River Federal High Way, Akwaihedi-Unubi road, Ezinifite Ajam– Unubi road all in Nnewi South L.G.A. in Anambra State.

(2) Other bad Roads in the  South East Region  include Nnewi- Amichi- Ekwulumiri- Unubi-Aroadizugu-Okigwe road which has remained in extremely bad shape, Otuocha- Adada Road, Amawbia-Ekwulobia Spur to Uga, Umunze- Isuochi Road, and also the Inikiri- Umuezeoka- Effium- Igumale Enugu Benue Road which was included in presidential intervention project has not received any attention

(3)  Slow pace of work on Onitsha-Awka-Enugu Federal High Way,

Enugu-Umuahia-Aba Port-harcourt Federal High Way, IShiagu Federal College of Agriculture Road Ishiagu Ivo Local Government  Area of  Ebonyi State.

(4)  We also observed that the manufacturing sectors which President Godluck Jonathan promised to invest massively has not received the desired attention this is shown  by the  Deplorable Road Condition Leading to Owerri  Industrial Estate, Imo State.

(5)  On the international airport, we are yet see first class airline operating from Enugu airport. The much hyped upgrading of owerri international cargo airport is still a mirage and also since Onitsha inland water way was commission we are yet to see ship.

OUR DEMANDS

1)    We call on President Goodluck Jonathan led government to commence work on the  Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene road,  Aba Ikot  Ekpene Federal High Way, one of the busiest road connecting South-East to South- South which is in a deplorable State highlighted by the death trap nature of the road at Ekebedi, Umuegbule, Ogbuegbule and Awomukwu section of the road, Ufuma- Inyachi Oji River Federal High Way, Akwaihedi-Unubi Otuocha- Adada Road, Amawbia-Ekwulobia Spur to Uga, Umunze- Isuochi Road, and also the Inikiri- Umuezeoka- Effium- Igumale Enugu Benue Road and to speed up work  on other various road in the region where work is going on.

2)    We call on the Federal Government to start work immediately at Akwaihedi –Unubi –Uga spur Akpulu federal road, Ezinifite –Ajam-Unubi road in Nnewi South L.G.A of Anambra State.

3)    On the second Niger bridge, we once again re-affirm that the bridge should not be constructed  under public private partnership agreement rather that the Federal Government should fund the whole project

4)We also urged the five South east Governor to speed up economic integration of the South East region by putting aside party affiliation and working together for the interest of the region.

Signed:

Augustine Chukwudum                            Chinedu Onyebuchi

President                                                    Secretary General