Anambra State governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, praised President Bola Tinubu for approving two new federal road projects in the state, characterizing the development as a turning point for Igboland and national integration.
The two roads are the 108km Otuocha–Anam–Abaji Road, which links Anambra to Kogi State and would open a direct route to the North Central region of the country, as well as the 150km Oba–Nnewi–Uga–Ihube/Okigwe Junction Road, which is a corridor that connects Anambra and Imo states to the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway, with direct linkages into Abia State.
Soludo’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Dr. Ebuka Onyekwelu, said in a statement in Awka that apart from reducing travel time, the new roads would lower the cost of goods, improve security through increased movement, and unlock investment across three geopolitical zones.
“The joy in Anambra, in Igboland, and indeed across the Southeast is palpable. The reason is simple: Gov. Soludo took to his social media handles to announce that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved the two major federal road projects that will alter the economic geography of the region”, Onyekwelu said.
He observed that for too long, the narrative about the Southeast and the Federal Government had been defined by what is absent, adding that that narrative is changing.
