Uzor Kalu delivers another road project.
The people of Umunneochi Local Government area of Abia North, will soon heave a sigh of relief as another road project which will benefit the constituents is presently being executed by no other person than the Chief Whip of the Senate , the man with the people’s welfare at heart: Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.
The road project is the construction of the Umueze Isi-Obinolu road in Obinolu Ngodo Isouchi, Umunneochi which will add to other road works executed by Uzor Kalu within his short stay in the Senate.
It is worthy to note that, just last year,Kalu announced the construction of additional nine rural road projects for Umunneochi LGA.
Some of the road projects include;1km Ogwumabiri rural road,1km Umuaku Isuochi rural road,1km Aroikpa rural road,1km Lekwesi Umuchieze rural road,1km Ubahu Nneato rural road , 1km Amauba Obulo rural road Nneato and 1km rural road at Obilorji Isuochi.
Presently, the ongoing 2km Umueze Obinolu road being constructed with double drainages has reached an advanced stage with accelerated laying of asphalt. The development has since thrown the community into massive jubilation being the first of its kind since the community came into existence.
In a chat with “The Sun” ,a stakeholder: Comrade Paul eulogised Uzor Kalu, commending him for the durability of the work being done.
According him, the entire community is grateful to Kalu for remembering them in his infrastructural development drive in Abia North.
He declared the resolve of the community to reward Kalu with their votes saying; “Since I was born I’ve never seen a tarred road in this community. The traditional leaders and the entire villagers will forever remain grateful to Kalu because this project will improve our economic activities, iam happy to witness this with my two eyes”.
“This road is just one aspect, Kalu has worked on our schools, installed solar powered street lights to improve our security, his tenure at the Senate is satisfactory and we assure him of our votes in the forthcoming elections”.
Others community members who spoke appreciated the completed and ongoing road projects saying; they are the best dividend of democracy they’ve ever received in their entire history.
Other areas are not left out , with the construction of schools, health centers and provision of motorised pipe borne water for communities, Kalu in over three and half years have facilitated the construction of over 60 roads spread across rural communities in Abia North.
In education, he has facilitated the construction and reconstruction of schools coupled with the distribution of learning materials at various schools in Umunneochi.
Some of the benefiting schools are; Isuochi secondary school ( Methodist secondary school) at Nkwoagu isuochi, Umuaku secondary school, Umulem central school, Suochi (Ngodo) technical school, Umuaku central school, Lomara secondary school, Lokpanta primary school, Lekwesi central school, Ugwu leru primary school ,Nneato central school Maria Assumpta primary school Eziama Nneato, Holy rosary secondary school, Obulo Nneato,Eziama central school,Nneato Central school, Ebelebe and Ndi Awa secondary school, Isuochi.
