Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, has commissioned a 1.7km road constructed by Sir Emmanuel Nwakanwa (Ngene Achalla) under the state’s Public-Private-Community-Partnership (PPCP) programme.
The road project is part of the PPCP model introduced by the Soludo administration to speed up development across the state.
The model allows the government to work with wealthy individuals, private investors, and communities to build infrastructure such as roads, schools, and hospitals.
It is designed to encourage local participation and support government efforts in delivering projects.
The commissioning of the road is seen as part of efforts to encourage more citizens to support development in their communities.
In a related development, the state government is also working on the Tarzan Link Road to 3-3, which includes a bridge. The project is currently ongoing and is expected to improve movement and reduce travel time when completed.
The Soludo administration says the wider infrastructure drive is aimed at improving road networks and strengthening connectivity across Anambra State.
Other ongoing projects include the dualisation of the 3-3 – Nsugbe road. This follows the contract flagging off last year by the Anambra State Executive Council. The project sum is pegged at over N15 billion and is currently ongoing at the time of the report.
Critics have pointed out the quality of work going on in this axis. They lament the use of cheap labour and hired machines for an important road project. The dualisation project started from the GRA road. It then stretches to Magazine. down to Federal Housing Estate Gate, and upwards to 3-3.
The dualisation of the road follows a massive migration of people to these environs. Uppity estates of Federal Housing, Beverly Hills, and Akpaka Forest are driving mass migration.
The road is also one of the busiest link roads from these estates to other commercial areas of Onitsha. Hence, the need for dualisation and expansion to ease traffic and facilitate the easy flow of motorists across the city.
A mix of capital projects and rural road infrastructure marked Soludo’s first tenure. The economics professor seems to have settled for reforms in his second run. He is pushing for an end to the Monday sit-at-home. He is also championing other important reforms in his state of jurisdiction.
