The people of Agabi Kingdom, Ihuokpara, in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, have appealed to the state government to repair the bad roads which continues to impede agricultural development in the community.

Addressing the crowd at the Enugu yam festival recently held in Ihuokpara, the traditional ruler, Igwe Fidelis Ogbu Nwatu, Eze Agabi II of Agabi Kingdom lamented that the deplorable state of the roads in the community.

“Our community is a big farming agent in the state. We farm rice, Fadama III participants are in this community, yam, cassava and other vegetables. Our market attracts people from Enugu, Akpugo, Agbani, Nara, Ugbawka and other neighbouring communities, all of who need good road to enter Ihuokpara”, he said.

He called on the governor to provide good roads that will enable the people contribute to feeding the world.

Also speaking at the event, the President General of Umuokpara, Alexander Nnamani, informed that the people of the community had been marginalized because of the bad roads.

“We have been marginalized badly in terms of roads, people cannot access our community easily and our people are predominately famers. During the rainy season, nobody comes home and our parents are in pains. When they produce things in their farms, no road to take them out to sell and make money.” he said.

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