1 month ago
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Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma
Residents of Ikenegbu Extension by Dan Anyiam Stadium/Umunkwo Street, Owerri, Imo State, have cried out to the Imo State government to fix their road.
They said their children and pregnant women now live in danger due to safety and ecological hazards.
It was gathered that the road is now in a deplorable condition as some people have converted it into a refuse dumpsite, hence making the environment un¬inhabitable.
A resident of the area, Mr August Njoku, told South-East PUNCH that people of the area were now regular patients in the hospital as the stench that oozes from the refuse dump makes children and pregnant women fall ill.
Njoku emphasized that they no longer leave their doors and windows open because of mosquitoes and stench.
Another resident, Mrs Gladys Anyanwu, a teacher, disclosed that the rainy season had worsened the problem as passers-by found it difficult to pass through the road as a result of the flood, dirt, and safety concerns.
She called on the state governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, to come to their rescue before they die.
Also speaking, Mrs Betty Cheta, a trader, lamented that the road had turned into a death trap, noting that some churches had lost their members as a result of growing criminality on the road.
She recalled that in 2022, the Chief of Staff to the governor of Imo State, Barr. Nnamdi Anyaehie visited the area to inspect the evacuation of waste and wondered why the government did not extend road construction to the area.
Adding his voice, the Regional Pastor of the Community of Hashem, Owerri, Levite Ofili, decried the situation as very unbearable and called on Governor Uzodimma to come to the rescue of the people living around the area by evacuating the wastes and reconstruct the road to enable them to enjoy fresh air and good road network.
He equally prayed to God to give the governor and his cabinet more wisdom to pilot the affairs of the state.
