The Civil Liberties Organisation has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on the failed Nkwelle-Nsugbe-Umueri-Aguleri federal road in Anambra State.
Chairman of CLO in the state, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, said the organisation was making a passionate and life-saving appeal to President Bola Tinubu; Minister of Work, Chief David Umahi and the Federal Emergency Roads Maintenance Agency to declare emergency on the Nkwelle-Nsugbe-Umueri-Aguleri federal road,Ezekwueme who spoke in Enugu on Tuesday said that President Tinubu should out of patriotism and magnanimity send his minister of works to urgently visit the deplorable road.
According to him, the road has made life unbearable for those living around the axis.
“Instead of acting as a link, the road has disconnected the vast majority of our people due to its failed state. Those living or coming in have been cut off completely due to its inaccessible and despicable state, ” he said.
The CLO boss also reiterated its earlier call on the Federal Government to expedite action towards construction of Enugu-Ugwuoba-Awka-Onitsha and Nnewi-Uga-Okigwe federal roads.
“These federal roads, when done, will ameliorate devastating and excruciating sufferings and hardships citizens, visitors and road users experience on a daily basis,” he said.
He noted that the poor condition of the roads had worsened insecurity in Anambra and the neighbouring Enugu State.
