The people of Nekede Autonomous Community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State have turned to prayer warriors, calling on the governor Senator Hope Uzodinma to use the magic of his 3R ideology and policy to come to their aide by reconstructing the popular Old Nekede Road linking Owerri Zoological Gardens and the newly established Clartians University to Federal Polytechnic and Port Harcourt respectively.
The Former Owerri West Local Government Chairman, Hon. Chidi Ordu Madoka, an Indigene of Umuejechi Nekede Autonomous Community said that the road has remained impassable for over three years ago with motorist climbing perimeter fencing/ walls to divert some of the dangerous spots.
"We the people of Nekede both indigenes and tenants have suffered hardships due to bad roads. "We are like a forgotten people even when we have unequivocally contributed a lot of our resources towards the development of the state capital.
"Looking at the old Nekede Road, the Zoological Gardens, the Catholic University, Federal Polytechnic and the greater number of people living in the areas have all suffered hardships as a result of the bad road. No road to old Nekede Community is in good and motorable condition. That's why we are pleading with our governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma to come and do his usual magic in our own road as he has shown capable to revitalize road infrastructure in the state, Orlu Owerri , Owerri Okigwe roads respectively. Even some Owerri hinterlands are not left out, so many of them too numerous to mention but above all Old Nekede Road is more important to us," Madoka pleaded.
Contributing, Amb. Onuabuchi Nkwozima, Chairman Umualum Nekede Frontiers said that the roads in his Nekede Community have remained nightmare, impassable and death traps over three years now.
"we have suffered. This is the popular Douglas Road linking Owerri Zoological Gardens to Federal Polytechnic and other parts of the Owerri West Local Government Area. As you can see. we are cut off. It's very impossible to pass during the rain. We are calling on our governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma to come and help us by rehabilitating of the road. We are tired to be using our road for campaigns by politicians," Nkwozima said.
Investigation revealed that the road is in deep need of government attention, with an abandoned ongoing project at the beginning of the Zoological Gardens which is now a deep gully erosion site, threatening both the road and the zoo.
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