Ebonyi Roads Will Last 35 To 80yrs Without Failing, Says Gov Umahi
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state said the concrete technology employed in the construction of roads will ensure that the roads in the state last between 35 and 80 years without failing.
He noted the technology was used because of the soil topography in the state and the region as a whole.
The Governor spoke through his Special Assistant on Media and Strategy, Chooks Oko, at the 2022 annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP, at the Sheraton hotels, Lagos.
“Our introduction of 8 inches concrete pavement road construction technique is to beat soil adaptability problems which hitherto had shortened the life span of ordinary asphalted roads in the State.
“With this innovation, roads in Ebonyi State today have the potential of lasting between 35 and 80 years without failing.
“In Ebonyi State, as it is today, only unusual projects like the Iyere Bridge, the Airport, and the Olympic-sized stadium, among others, are reckoned with.
“Projects such as flyovers, streetlights, roads, and environmental aesthetics are no longer news, as they are what we provide for the people free in the State. We have built over twenty standard flyovers across the state.
“We look out for miracles, where impossibilities are made possible.”
The Governor further revealed that the stimulation of economic diversification in the State through Agriculture and the financial empowerment of citizens were catalysts to the level of development in the State.
“In fact, the miracle of economic diversification stimulated by Umahi’s administration in Ebonyi State was one of the key strategies that have continued to navigate Ebonyi victoriously through the recent economic crunches occasioned by the high exchange rate and continuous fall in petroleum price.
“Through various financial empowerment schemes, the Governor has raised many entrepreneurs in the State who are economically viable, contributing in one way or the other to the State’s Gross domestic product.”
Umahi who described his administration’s transformational projects in Ebonyi State as Miracles from God, enumerated his administration’s achievements in the areas of Infrastructure, education, health, agriculture, and economic empowerment, among others.
He attributed the feat to God, noting that it was beyond the ordinary for a state with one of the least federal allocations to build one of the largest and most modern International Airport, World-class shopping malls, an Olympic Sized Stadium, and myriads of quality roads, flyovers, and bridges which have continued to represent models across the country.
“Who could have imagined that Ebonyi State with one of the least allocations from the federal government would today house the biggest shopping Mall in Nigeria, a world-class ecumenical center, and the biggest and most modern international airports which have reached 98 percent completion amongst other mind-blowing projects.”
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