By Austine Enunwa
The deplorable condition of the Onicha Ugbo/ Idumuje Ugboko/Abuja Federal road has become worrisome and urgently needed urgent intervention as commuters and residents within the axis has continued to groan daily due to the hardship in accessing the road.
The road which is a Federal road that spanned from Uromi in Edo State and connect Delta North down to the Eastern States has been a major gate way to these parts of the country.
Following this, it has over the years been plied by heavy duty trucks, and ancillary vehicles, uninterrupted.
Recalled that in the year 2022, when such situation occurred on the road particularly this season which eventually rendered the ever busy road inaccessible for close to one year, until Senator Ned Nwoko,(then not a Senator), came to salvage the terrible condition of the particular axis.
Then the rehabilitation no doubt was greeted by all and sundry as it ended the cries of the motorists and particularly the residents in that locality as hope was rekindle and hardship reduced.
Also life became interesting and meaningful resonating with prayers and encomium continued to showered on Sen. Ned Nwoko.
Three years down the lane, agony and traumatic experience resurfaced again and this time around the deplorable section extended to unimaginable stretch covering over one kilometer towards the Benin- Asaba Express way.
In an encounter with a retired Civil Engineer/Controller of Works, Federal Ministry of Works, Chief Festus Mafiana who is also a resident in that axis, in his words adduced that until a contracting company that is knowledgeable with vast experience on road construction was engaged, any work done again would also amount to abysmal failure as it has been over the years.
He submitted that the road had continued to erode in every raining season due to the heavy rain flowing water which were subjected to free flow along the road as the dug shallow drainages on both sides had no discharge point.
The retired Engineer quarried that under ten years, the road had undergone two major rehabilitation that negated road construction principles and regulations.
In order to bring succor to those who ply the route and the residents alike, the State government should do well by intervening with a view to making the road viable again just as it has done in some other roads before now.