O. Thursday, April 30, His Excellency, Chief Dr. Willie M. Obiano who inspected the ongoing 100-Foot Road Nnewi Erosion Control Project.

100-Foot Road Nnewi was one of the major entrance to Nkwo Nnewi, a market that have an estimated annual turnover of $1billion, before it was seriously affected by erosion which swallowed the road, residential and commercial buildings. While it may be a surprise to many, the erosion started way-back in the 1970s and only got worsened last year.

The visit of His Excellency, which was primarily to ascertain the pace of work, afforded me the opportunity to express my appreciation to the Governor for acting promptly by engaging the services of an International Reputable Construction Company, Infrastructure Development Company (IDC), for the reclamation of 100-Foot Road Nnewi Erosion Site.
It will be recalled that one of the first motion I moved after I was sworn in as the Lawmaker representing Nnewi North in Anambra State House of Assembly, was the motion in which I raised alarm on the erosion which has cut-off 100-Foot Road and is posing a serious threat to Nkwo Nnewi Market.

With the involvement of other stakeholders, we reached out to His Excellency, in our different capacities calling for his timely intervention to save our town from the devastating effect of the erosion. The Governor being proactive, despite the pressure on the state budget, awarded the contract for the control and reclamation of the erosion.

The ongoing construction works on the Storm Water Diversion Deep Channel on the Fifty (50) Feet Deep 100-Foot Road Gully Erosion, Uruagu Nnewi, will bring lasting solutions to the problems of erosion menace in the area.

The project which will cost N4bn has succeeded in almost reclaiming the gully through the importation of laterite and compaction with careful channelization of the stormwater in a number of drains.

While we commend our Governor for this great effort, it is time for us to open discussion on the need for community participation in the management and protection of the environment from erosion.

Erosion does not just develop overnight, there are processes leading to them and this can be averted at the community level.

Although some gullies are caused by natural cracks in the earth and nature of our soil, most gully erosions in Anambra State are unnatural and can be averted. Most of the causes of erosions are traceable to bad management practices such as roads without proper drainage or catchments pits, blocking drainage channels with refuse, deforestation, unsustainable farming and mining of sand.

It is time for us to create institutions and implement policies that will guarantee a sustainable environment.

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Obodo mara mma dika honi juru.
Obodo oma nke naijiria.
Anambra steti ooo, isi ala anyi oooo.

Obodo mara mma dika honi juru.
Obodo oma nke naijiria.
Anambra steti ooo, light of the nation!!

Names of the 36 States in Nigeria;
Anambra
Imo
Enugu
Abia
Ebonyi

And others.

Good work his Excellency, money spent on erosion control will be enough to build other better infrastructures but we can't question nature

Nice one Gov Obiano

This kind of soil must be useful for something

Igbo Amaka

Beautiful houses everywhere

And you claim you are not a bigot you are only here to defend your region, is south east your region?


You are a bitter hypocrite lol

Arrewa:
The most backward region in Nigeria!!

The Governors should do more!!

Sand filling will never stop the erosion!!

They need to change the entire planing!!

They should work more on drainage system!!


Erosion will still ravage that place!

Deepfeel:
And you claim you are not a bigot you are only here to defend your region, is south east your region?


You are a bitter hypocrite lol

I'm just telling you the fact!!

Sand filing isn't going to work on an erosion ravaged entity!!

They need to work on the drainage system...

South east is Geographically vulnerable to erosion!

Erosion and East. Like 5&6

Good work!



#THEREVOLUTIONWILLNOTBETELEVISED

Nice One! Hope Proper Drainage System Is Build There To Prevent Further Occourance In The Future.....Indeed Willi Is Working.

Erosion is an environmental problem which can be found anywhere. That of Anambra is caused largely due to the soil type and topography of the area. This is for the ignoramuses above that claim poor planning is the prime cause. However, proper planning and drainage would mitigate such tendencies. Good one from Obiano.

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Japan of Africa.

My Nnewi my Nnewi....I'm happy you're not going the way of erosion ravaged omambala enclave..you will be fine

vicdom:

Obodo mara mma dika honi juru.
Obodo oma nke naijiria.
Anambra steti ooo, isi ala anyi oooo.

Obodo mara mma dika honi juru.
Obodo oma nke naijiria.
Anambra steti ooo, light of the nation!!

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helinues:
Nice one Gov Obiano

This kind of soil must be useful for something

Something like what sir?