MOTORISTS and com­muters were stranded yesterday at Umunya, in Anambra State following total collapse of Odumo­du-Umunya Road portion of Awka-Onitsha Express­way.

Some vehicles were trapped in the gullies on the road after a heavy downpour which lasted three days.

The situation made motorists traveling from Enugu, Awka, Delta, Be­nin to Lagos and Onitsha to Enugu and other states to make U-turn and divert to Awka-Nkpor-Onitsha old road as an alternative route to their destina­tions.

The Enugu-Onitsha Expressway has been a deathtrap and in deplor­able condition over the years.

The Enugu axis of the expressway has since been abandoned by com­muters and motorists, who resorted to Enugu- Ude-Orji River Old Road, which is already also on the verge of collapse.

A commercial driver who spoke to Daily Sun, Mr. Okey Nnenanya la­mented the hardship the deplorable road had caused them over the years, saying it has be­come worse due to com­plete collapse of the road.

He appealed to the Federal Government to rehabilitate the road for motorists and other road users.

A commuter, Mrs. Ada Agbala said she was travel­ing to Lagos from Enugu and was trapped at the

portion where the road was cut-off.

“This road is very bad; I don’t know whether our leaders do not pass through this road. Look at my cloth; I am traveling to Lagos but, look how I am. Everybody in the bus had to come down inside this mud and cross over to the other side of the road. It is terrible. If the Federal Government has rejected us, the state government should do the road for the benefit of travellers,” she lamented.

OKKO:
That road is the symbolism of the state of the nation.

After one year we have successful passed a budget...

Abagworo:


My prayer is that Buhari should focus on States that were truthful about their plight. Some people lied that all their roads and 2nd Niger bridge was constructed by last regime and should manage their lies till 2019.

asha90:
There are worse federal and state roads all over Imo state why not call on Buhari to fix it first before clowning about? Maybe I will start uploading pictures to reset your brain to normal settings!

modath:


The article isn't about Imo, it's about Anambra

Deflecting attention and swinging into attack dog mode is exactly why the past government left so many things hanging for his core loyalists cos it was a given that anything goes....and trying to derail the thread isn't going to fix the road either...

BTW, apart from appointing SE folks into positions, in what way did Jona positively affect the lives of the average man of the streets of Awka, Aba, Enugu or Nsukka?

greatiyk4u:
That Road was awarded to 2 companies since year 2009, and since then no meaningful job has been done there.....


This same Enugu-Onitsha express way
2nd Niger bridge
Enugu international airport
9th Mile markurdi road
Enugu ph road
Enugu Abakiliki roads

Were abandoned by GEJ...(Self christened "EBELLE, AZIKIWE) and all the highly placed Igbos in his cabinet, is this not enough reason for any right thinking Igboman/woman to be unhappy with GEJ yet you have the guts to call him HERO, unless u actually mean "HERO OF CORRUPTION"? For real they ran Government of stomach infrastructure

Many uninformed fellows here will still blame Buhari for the bad state of this road when money has been repeatedly allocated to this road since 2009 without any changes, if Buhari probes them now, my people, who are th real victims of this circumstance will shout "witch-hunt"

Witch gbukwa onwe gi there..........

asha90:
That is the same reason we want the new government to hit the ground running and start fixing at least the people that voted it. Until then we shall take them as unserious lots..

OAUTemitayo:
A government you keep praying for its failure every day. Since you people are happy that the NDA are blowing up all the pipelines and oil platforms, just contribute money among yourselves and repair the road.
You didn't vote for change, you didn't want the government to change for the better, why expect your life and roads to be better?

asha90:
Let the same government fix this first..LOL
We still have alternative routes here in Anambra and Enugu states.
https://www.nairaland.com/3127767/bad-state-road-after-heavy

OAUTemitayo:

Continue using your alternative roads jare.

asha90:



We will continue until they fix the roads below..LOL

https://www.nairaland.com/3127767/bad-state-road-after-heavy

Horlufemi:
Who do I blame?

a. Jonathan
b. Buhari

somebody give me expo

bloodyBLOGGER:
Dont blame Jonathan cos he was just a scammer whom you fell for his tricks.

Don't blame Buhari cos you hate him so much that if he decides to construct the road, you all will prevent him by raining curses on him to fail, all because of Jonathan.

Blame your myopic self instead.

greatiyk4u:
That Road was awarded to 2 companies since year 2009, and since then no meaningful job has been done there.....


This same Enugu-Onitsha express way
2nd Niger bridge
Enugu international airport
9th Mile markurdi road
Enugu ph road
Enugu Abakiliki roads

Were abandoned by GEJ...(Self christened "EBELLE, AZIKIWE) and all the highly placed Igbos in his cabinet, is this not enough reason for any right thinking Igboman/woman to be unhappy with GEJ yet you have the guts to call him HERO, unless u actually mean "HERO OF CORRUPTION"? For real they ran Government of stomach infrastructure

Many uninformed fellows here will still blame Buhari for the bad state of this road when money has been repeatedly allocated to this road since 2009 without any changes, if Buhari probes them now, my people, who are th real victims of this circumstance will shout "witch-hunt"

Witch gbukwa onwe gi there..........