REPS ADOPT HON. BETHEL AMADI’S MOTION FOR REPAIR OF EKEMELE JUNCTION OF OWERRI - OKIGWE HIGHWAY
The
House of Representatives in its plenary session on Thursday November 8, 2012
adopted a motion sponsored by His Excellency Hon. Bethel N. Amadi, member
representing Mbaitoli/Ikeduru Federal Constituency, calling on the Federal
Emergency Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to as a matter of urgency, commence
immediate rehabilitation of the damaged portions of the Owerri – Okigwe
Highway.
Moving
the motion on the floor of the House, Hon. Bethel N. Amadi observed that Owerri
Okigwe Federal Highway is an ever busy highway which connects the capital city
of Imo State, Owerri, to other parts of Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi and Abia State.
Hon.
Bethel Amadi noted that the Akabo Community portion of the Highway, especially,
Ekemele Market junction of the Federal Highway has been badly damaged by
erosion and heavy rainfall thereby creating big gullies on the road. Hon. Amadi
further noted that despite his several letters of complaint and visits to
Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), they have neglected and ignored the
repair of the damaged portion of the Federal Highway.
He
expressed concern that the deplorable state of this very important highway has
been causing frequent road accidents, which has resulted in the loss of lives
and properties.
Worried
that the road is now impassable causing untold and unprecedented hardship to
road users and commuters and now threatens to cut off the state capital from
most South East states and further worried that the commercial,
social and economic activities in the area is being negatively affected due to
the deplorable state of the road, Hon. Bethel Amadi moved the House
to mandate that FERMA and the Federal Ministry of Works to as a matter
of urgency, repair the damaged portion of the Owerri-Okigwe Federal Highway
especially this approaching yuletide period.
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