GOV. UMAHI TEST RUNS TRANSAHARA FLYOVER IN ABAKALIKI

The Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Nweze Umahi, has led members of the state Excecutive Council to drive across one of the three flyover bridges on the Transhara Expressway in Abakaliki.

An obviously overjoyed Umahi told a crowd that gathered to witness the historic event that another flyover would be constructed  next year at the Nkalagu  junction, Nkalagu in Ishielu Local Government Area.

The reason, he said was to end  accidents on that section of the ever-busy transhara highway. 

 He said,  "Few days ago, we lost one of our very key supporters at Nkalagu junction and that place  has been taking  away lives. And so, next  year, we will end the life that that place is taking. We will. 

"So we have three flyovers waiting for us to start- one at Vanco junction, one at the Water Works junction and then this one that is going to be at Nkalagu junction."

He explained that apart from saving the lives of Ebonyi residents and travellers, the flyovers were to enhance the aesthetics of the state capital and announce  to the  world that Ebonyians had arrived. He added a city is judged by its infrastructural development  and maintained that his administration's efforts to transform the state had  brought back confidence to Ebonyi people. 

A statement   by Umahi's Chief Press Secretary, Emma Anya, on Thursday quoted the governor as saying:  "When you come to a  town, you evaluate it  by its  level  of infrastructure.   We came in the volume of  books that are written of us to do the will of God.One of God's will is to lift up this state that Ebonyians like they are doing now will beat their chests anywhere  and    say we are  Ebonyi people."

"Through the special grace of God and  hardwork of our Exco members and our government of course, the House of Assembly and the Judiciary ,  we have been able to restore the confidence, the dignity, the integrity and the honesty of an Ebonyi people."

The governor noted that the flyovers, when completed,  would be the best in Africa.  
He extolled the Commissioner for Works, Engr.Fidelis Nweze for being steadfast in actualizing the developmental dreams of the state.
"Let me assure you that after the decoration of these flyovers, you may not see it any where in Africa. Honestly, I'm very proud of Engr. Nweze, the commissioner for Works. I'm very proud of him," he said.
Earlier,   Engr. Nweze  had commended the governor for the near completion of  the Akanu Ibiam  flyover within eight months.  

He  said that the flyover was open for use to allow compacting  of earth fill. pointing out that finishing touches would continue while it remained open for traffic. 

" The first phase of the seven span bridge about 110 meters was completed within eight months. It is the first of its kind in Nigeria. We can ride on both sides.   Nigerians can now  begin to drive  on  this flyover. They can begin to use it. The essence is that it will help to compact the earth fill and allow us time to do other things. By January, we can begin to lay the stone base and asphalt it."