The Anambra government has approved the construction of a permanent Government House and a new Governor’s Lodge in Awka, the Commissioner for Information, Chief Jormartins Uzodike, said.

Uzodike told newsmen in Awka on Tuesday that the government had also approved the immediate construction of a banquet hall, a new House of Assembly, Speaker’s Lodge, judiciary headquarters and chief judge’s residence.

The commissioner, who briefed newsmen on the outcome of the state’s Executive Council meeting, said all the projects would be built at the cost of N4.8 billion and would be cited at Greenwood Layout, in the state capital.

He said the construction of the new office complex for the House of Assembly and the extension of the existing legislative building would cost N190 million.

He added that the council had approved the rehabilitation of the portion of the expressway between Amawbia Roundabout and the Amansea Bridge in Awka, with streetlights and a pedestrian walkway at the cost of N5 billion.

The rehabilitation of the highway would give Awka a befitting look, he noted.

“Approval was also given for the construction of Nkwo Nnewi Shopping Mall and infrastructure at the cost of N3 billion and a contract for the review and publishing of the state laws volumes 1 – 10 at N40 million.

“The council also approved the construction of the 5.3 kilometers Achina-Onneh-Agbudu-Ogboji Road at the cost of N770 million, as well as a 3.4-kilometer road from Nnokwa to Ichida at the cost of N580 million.

“The construction of Afor Umunya-Odumodu junction-Onitsha-Enugu expressway was also approved at the cost of N240 million, as well as the construction of 22 kilometers road across the state at the cost of 6.3 billion,’’ he said.

The commissioner added that approval had also been given for the reconstruction of the Nkitaku-Obe-General Hospital Road in Agulu at the cost of N600 million.

He added that the All Saints Church Road in Umunnamechi-Uli and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital’s internal roads in Ihiala Local Government Area would be rehabilitated at the cost of N300 million.

The council had also approved the rehabilitation of the dual-carriage way and service roads from Upper Iweka to Zik Roundabout in Onitsha at the cost of N3.5 billion.

Other approvals, he said, were the reconstruction of Aguluezigbo roads at N1.8 billion and St. Michael’s Church Road in Ndikelionwu, Orumba North Local Government Area at the cost of N136 million.

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Why was this man hoarding all these funds at the expense of Anambra development? Why the rush in awarding contracts in this late hour? The gum-handed governor has suddenly learnt loose-handededness from Rochas. Wait oo, do governors still collect commission from award of contracts? Just asking

Misplaced priorities. The people will be poorer for it. Better to spend that money building infrastructures in onithsha and other commercial cities that will creat wealth.

yesooo

Where is all these money coming from. I thought Obi said there was no money. I heard him lamenting in Asaba that he has not built a new government house and will manage the one at Anambra's disposal because the state is not as rich as Delta it's neighbor. All of a sudden, money is been spent with reckless abandon.

jerseyboy: Misplaced priorities. The people will be poorer for it. Better to spend that money building infrastructures in onithsha and other commercial cities that will creat wealth.

Always complaining. I'm sure you are among the type complaining that Awka is a village, anambra is so disorganized and so on. Now the man wants to modernise things a little and you are complaining again

Where is all these money (cool cash) coming from? Finally, he has decided to build the Awka section of Enugu-Onitsha road. It was a major issue at the debates leading to the gubernatorial election. Good news but I wonder how that will work since FG is still on the road.

I'm also glad that with Obiano as governor elect, atleast wherever Peter Obi stops, he'll continue from there. Nothing kills developing countries more than policies inconsistency and lack of continuity. It is worse or atleast as bad as corruption. At the federal level, there are currently more than 17,000 abandoned projects.

Nice projects. But what is the time frame for the various projects?

ANAMBRA GA ADI NMA OZO

Sincere 9gerian: Where is all these money (cool cash) coming from? Finally, he has decided to build the Awka section of Enugu-Onitsha road. It was a major issue at the debates leading to the gubernatorial election. Good news but I wonder how that will work since FG is still on the road.

I'm also glad that with Obiano as governor elect, atleast wherever Peter Obi stops, he'll continue from there. Nothing kills developing countries more than policies inconsistency and lack of continuity. It is worse or atleast as bad as corruption. At the federal level, there are currently more than 17,000 abandoned projects.

On point bro. Thats the second main reason why i dont want ngige near the govt house. Cos aside from his being desperate, he probably would abandon all of obi's ongoing projects and go on a wild goose chase.
Should obiano maintain this tempo after being sworn, the face of anambra would change.

Good move

that's cool...... Less noise more action

That is a very nice move by peter obi.. He is truly a resourceful and great administrator.. Imagine the way all the contracts where laid out, no price hikes in the award of contracts.

Great contracts awards at unbeatable prices... We all know how many billions some governors use to award for just 2km roads.. Peter seem more transparent than the rest...

jbaur24: Even the Nkwo Nnewi Shopping Mall that will host the Shoprite was equally approved for construction..

The construction of Awka Shoprite and Onitsha Shoprite are presently ongoing..

HOPE THEY ARE GONNA BRING SHOPRICE TO MY HOME TOWN ENUGWU-UKWU

mehn, upon say dis man no dey borrow money? dis one na real shut up to ngige wey dey deceive people say anambra dey poor

It is only under APGA or Peter Obi that you get projects at unbeatable prices. If these projects were in any of the Tinubu controlled states, a single road project would have taken up the TOTAL funds for ALL these projects.

Okay just what the Imo people need a governors house basic necessity.

Sincere 9gerian: It is only under APGA or Peter Obi that you get projects at unbeatable prices. If these projects were in any of the Tinubu controlled states, a single road project would have taken up the TOTAL funds for ALL these projects.

Same way FashOLE built ipp's @ the rate of 1MW=#1B, while his counterpart in bauchi did the same for halfprice! Tinubu's loot will feed the whole of paris for a decade

if it were dat roundabout governor you will see him dancing azonto on ait for one month

Zona.com:

Always complaining. I'm sure you are among the type complaining that Awka is a village, anambra is so disorganized and so on. Now the man wants to modernise things a little and you are complaining again

Governments generally are consumers. The people produce. That is why American state capitals are almost never in big productive centers. New York State capital is in Albany. Texas in Austin. California in Sacramento. Florida in Tallahassee. Illinois in Springfield. Pennsylvania in Harrisburg. All these states have great cities like New York, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Chicago, Philadelphia etc but deliberately take the state capitals to 'Villages' so as not to distract the real creators of wealth -the people. We still do not understand governance in this country so our style of governance is wasteful and destructive to real progress and prosperity. Government monuments do not creat wealth. They require high maintenance which poor countries can ill afford. This is why there is a correlation between state creation and the growth of poverty in Nigeria. 30 % in poverty in 1970 with 12 states and 68.3 % in 2013 with 36 states and a federal capital that is a burden. If you want to know why we have no electricity, high speed trains and super highways, look no further than state creation.
Having said all that I must however acknowledge Peter Obi to be one of the prudent few in our public space.

Obi is a blessing