Kogi House Decries Lack of Motorable Roads in Ibaji LG

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Kogi House of Assembly has decried the “complete” absence of motorable roads in Ibaji Local Government of the state and urged the Federal and the state Government to come to the aid of the people.

The house made the call at plenary last Friday in Lokoja following the adoption of a motion by the member representing the constituency, Mr. John Abah calling on government to provide at least, one major link road in the area.

While presenting the motion, Abah stated that the Local Government created in 1996 with an area of 13,375 square kilometers with a projected population of over 200,000 and a total of 97 towns and villages had no link road at all.

“In Ibaji, it is not that the roads are bad, the fact is that there are no roads at all, we are completely cut off from the rest part of the state because of lack of roads.

“Ibaji has suffered a lot of neglect, degradation and under development for numerous years and the good but worried people of Ibaji are also hard working, law-abiding and supportive of successive government programmes since the creation”, he said.

Abah however regretted that the constituency never enjoyed government provisions in terms of social amenities as it was completely devoid of government presence other than the Idah-Onyedega road constructed by former governor, Ibrahim Idris.

He pointed out that the area presently needed to have a road constructed from the headquarters of the council, Onyedega to Ujeh and two others from Odogwu to Echeno and Odeke through Ubale to Affa.

The legislator however implored the government to construct for now, the Onyedega-Ujeh road to alleviate the sufferings of the purely agrarian and fishing people to enable them open up communication with the outside world.

The motion which was seconded by, Mr. Ukubile Ochijenu (PDP-Idah) said that the people were rendered incommunicado as there were no roads at all due largely to the terrain.

Majority of members at plenary supported the motion with Oluwatoyin Lawal (Yagba-West), stated that his friend from the area who bought a car was only able to show the keys to his people as there was no road to take the car home.

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