VEHICULAR journeys on federal roads in the South-East states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo have become deadly trap for motorists as virtually all the roads have become impassable. Amansea border town on the Enugu-Onitsha expressway Notable among such roads include the Enugu-Umuahia-Port Harcourt expressway, Onitsha-Owerri road, Enugu-Onitsha expressway, Ninth Mile Corner-Nsukka-Makurdi road as well as Onitsha-Uzo Uwani-Nsukka-Onuiyi-Haven-Ovoko and Enugu Ezike-Umuida-Unadu-Akpanya roads.

The Enugu-Onitsha expressway has turned to a nightmare for motorists as the roads have become virtually impassable. Travellers from the north who pass through the Makurdi-Obollo Afor- Ninth Mile Corner-Awka-Onitsha expressway spend over 12 hours for a journey which usually lasts three and a half hours from Makurdi, Benue State to Enugu. Attendant wear and tear Also, motorists travelling to Onitsha through Enugu to Onitsha expressway or vice versa pass through Udi through Achi-Aguata road to come out at Onisha instead of going through Ninth Mile from Awka to Onitsha, which usually takes fewer hours as the roads have failed in several areas. As a result, a journey from Onitsha to Enugu, which ordinarily should take about one and half hours, now takes more than five hours, with the attendant wear and tear on the vehicles.

The worst sections of the road are the Umunya-Amawbia axis and the Amansea end on the border with Enugu State. The Ninth Mile Corner to Enugu is another terrible portion even with two by-passes constructed by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State to ease traffic congestion caused by bad roads. The road from Ninth Mile to Makurdi is hellish death traps especially between the Nigerian Brewery junction along Iwollo road to Opi junction at Nsukka. Since the rains became heavy, motorists travelling to Lagos or other South-West states through Onitsha had diverted to the old Onitsha-Enugu road rehabilitated during the administrations of former Governors Peter Obi and Sullivan Chime and the pressure on the rehabilitated road had resulted in potholes and traffic gridlock on the road.

Travellers express worry In the past few weeks, travellers had to spend hours at the Amansea junction following the bottleneck created by the two police checkpoints between Mobile Police, Awka and Amansea, sometimes forcing the passengers to trek several kilometres to get to Awka town to join other vehicles to continue their journeys. Sometimes the traffic gridlock would extend to Ugwuoba in Enugu State and Zik Avenue in Awka. Expectedly, the road users have been expressing worry that the ongoing work on the expressway was very slow, noting that the work would have gone far if the contractors were more serious. A commercial bus driver, Mr. Joachim Nnakwue, said it was always a terrible experience driving on the road. He said as a result of the bad road, he does only one trip daily between Enugu and Onitsha, as against three to four trips he was doing when the road was good. Another driver, Mr. Nwachukwu Okeke, said due to the diversion drivers make at Umunya, youths of some villages have been extorting money from them as they usually mount emergency toll gates and force drivers passing through their villages to pay.

He said that drivers paid between N300 and N500 before joining the better portion of the expressway at the Awkuzu end of the road. Apart from the Enugu-Onitsha road, the Oba-Okigwe federal highway is also in a deplorable condition as the work there has been going on at snail speed. Enugu-Umuahia-Port Harcourt Expressway Also, although the Federal Government has remobilized contractors to resume work on the busy Enugu-Port Harcourt express way abandoned for many years a succession of previous administrations, it is not yet Uhuru for motorists plying the roads as they still are several very bad areas on the roads to be fixed.

The Enugu portion of the road is still dotted with dangerous potholes, some of them located in the middle of the road, making it difficult for motorists to evade or manouvre. Worst areas: However, the worst areas are some stretches at the Abia end of the road. Specifically, the Ofeme axis in Umuahia North council still gives motorists nightmares as they go through a lot of stress on the road, which would likely become a no-go-area for them. In fact, certain portions on one of the lanes of the dual carriage road have been overtaken by weeds but due to a lack of alternatives, motorists still manage to ply it with the attendant tear and wear on their vehicles. It is a common experience to see vehicles break down at these dilapidated portions. But for a standby police patrol team at the Ofeme stretch by the Abia Police Commissioner, Leye Oyebade, many motorists would have fallen victim to armed robbery attacked as the area is always lonely and prone to criminal activities. The contractor handling the Okigwe-Umuahia stretch of the road, Setraco, seemed to have been touched by the ugly plight of motorists plying the road, as they have began to mobilise materials for palliative work on the bad portions before the actual work commence.

The Umuahia-Bende-Ohafia road is one death trap that has eluded any solution as all hopes seem to have been lost as nothing is being done either by the federal or the state governments to save the life of the road users in the area. Dangerous gullies Between Igbere and Abiriba axis of the road lie no less than three dangerous gullies, which pose serious dangers to motorists. Arochukwu-Ohafia federal road, from all indications, has remained a curse on the people of the area and the users as nothing is being done to genuinely alleviate the hardship they go through on the road. No vehicle dares ply the road during the raining season. Life is just hell for the people of the area and users of the road. However, the Enugu- Abakaliki-Ogoja highway is a little bit more motorable except at a few spots. It is the same situation in Imo State as the Owerri-Port Harcourt and Owerri-Aba Highway are in a terrible state of disrepair.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/09/motorists-groan-federal-roads-turn-nightmares-igboland/

Mynd44, where are the roads you posted that fg is repairing in the east?

All of you spreading propaganda, leaving the masses to suffer...God will visit you one by one

The land mass of SE region is smaller than Niger state, yet this region has the worse federal roads in Nigeria since 1999.
Why have successive government not been able to repair these roads?
Isn't it obvious that the central government have a punitive policy agianst the people of the area?
Why would people be angry when the youths of the region agitate for separate nation to solve their issues?
People should not blame the leders and governors of the region as these are federal projects.
Would anybody blame IPOB for their agitations?

Hope the FG and the governors do something about this ASAP. Na beg we dey beg o

modelmike7:
Hope the FG and the governors do something about this ASAP.
Na beg we dey beg o

the governors are doing their best but to what end?

The same mynd44 posted pictures of federal roads done by the state as fg built roads.

There is no enough money for these states to embark on both federal, state and capital projects in such a time

Fashola the criminal have been posting pictures of roads being done.

That criminal will bring contractors and few machines, take pictures and leave with them

Where is Kanu?

Why can't you call on your Kanu to come and help you repair your roads now?

You think you're the only ones that can fight. Federal government can fight too.


Look at them.... www.nairaland.com/attachments/5893920_img20170830163230862_jpeg2a9e7b363af9443c3f2a78fd1c9a510b

Stingman:
The land mass of SE region is smaller than Niger state, yet this region has the worse federal roads in Nigeria since 1999.
Why have successive government not been able to repair these roads?
Isn't it obvious that the central government have a punitive policy agianst the people of the area?
Why would people be angry when the youths of the region agitate for separate nation to solve their issues?
People should not blame the leders and governors of the region as these are federal projects.
Would anybody blame IPOB for their agitations?

They will sit here and blame FG but if you ask them if their consistents and representatives have fought for federal road development in their region, they'll stay mum.

Ibos, take your leaders to task. Ibo leaders are the most useless and lazy leaders amongst the big tribe.

raker300:
the governors are doing their best but to what end?

The same mynd44 posted pictures of federal roads done by the state as fg built roads.

There is no enough money for these states to embark on both federal, state and capital projects in such a time

Tell us why GEJ didn't develop these roads?

modelmike7:
Hope the FG and the governors do something about this ASAP.
Na beg we dey beg o

If you beg from today till eternity, nothing will be done. People have been begging for decades and nothing has been done. Do you remember in 1999, when when members of Abia state house of assemble went on hunger strike because of these bad federal roads?
I don't know why the federal government are heartless. Why punishing people for the deeds of their parents? The civil war ended 50 years ago but as you can see, it has not really ended.

Are you wondering why Sanusi made the statement below? Things have even gone worse than in 1999, when he made the statement..

"There is a new Igbo man, who was not born in 1966 and neither knows nor cares about Nzeogwu and Ojukwu. There are Igbo men on the street who were never Biafrans. They were born Nigerians, are Nigerians, but suffer because of actions of earlier generations. They will soon decide that it is better to fight their own war, and may be find an honourable peace, than to remain in this contemptible state in perpetuity"

(Being Excerpts from A Paper Presented At The “National Conference On The 1999 Constitution” Jointly Organised By The Network For Justice And The Vision Trust Foundation, At The Arewa House, Kaduna From 11th –12th September, 1999)

kn23h:



Tell us why GEJ didn't develop these roads?

If you tell us why Obasanjo and Yaradua didn't develop those roads for 10 years, then I might be able to tell you why Johnathan didn't do those roads in 6 years...and why Buhari is finding it very hard to do in 2 years...

Stingman:


If you tell us why Obasanjo and Yaradua didn't develop those roads for 10 years, then I might be able to tell you why Johnathan didn't do those roads in 6 years...and why Buhari is finding it very hard to do in 2 years...

First tell us which roads obasanjo and yaradua fixed .... then tell us who fought for the development of those roads.

If Ibos were as politically savvy as Yorubas, trust me, they'd get fixed.

Are you telling us that GEJ also neglected the SE?

kn23h:



They will sit here and blame FG but if you ask them if their consistents and representatives have fought for federal road development in their region, they'll stay mum.

Ibos, take your leaders to task. Ibo leaders are the most useless and lazy leaders amongst the big tribe.

Are you for real...What have got to say about the SEDC bill fought by the representative that was turned down? Are you not ashamed that SE, a small land area could have this number of federal roads? You know withinh your heart that the federal government has a punitive policy on the people in the area. A good government, don't need represeentative to ensure that all parts of the country have good roads...

Can you check if Ghana, Togo, Benin, Cameroun have a particular region, which is have these kind of roads? I don't think so....but you wicked people will be the ones carrying IPOB matter on your head...

kn23h:


First tell us which roads obasanjo and yaradua fixed .... then tell us who fought for the development of those roads.

If Ibos were as politically savvy as Yorubas, trust me, they'd get fixed.

Are you telling us that GEJ also neglected the SE?

When people talk about fighting for things, I get amused. Is Nigeria a jungle or a zoo that you must fight for things? Are there not set laws to nake things happen without figthing?

OrestesDante:
Where is Kanu?

Why can't you call on your Kanu to come and help you repair your roads now?

You think you're the only ones that can fight. Federal government can fight too.


Look at them.... www.nairaland.com/attachments/5893920_img20170830163230862_jpeg2a9e7b363af9443c3f2a78fd1c9a510b

after drinking gutter water, you folks will come here to spill rubbish.

Is Kanu a political office holder?

Stop drinking gutter water

Stingman:


If you beg from today till eternity, nothing will be done. People have been begging for decades and nothing has been done. Do you remember in 1999, when when members of Abia state house of assemble went on hunger strike because of these bad federal roads?
I don't know why the federal government are heartless. Why punishing people for the deeds of their parents? The civil war ended 50 years ago but as you can see, it has not really ended.

Are you wondering why Sanusi made the statement below? Things have even gone worse than in 1999, when he made the statement..

"There is a new Igbo man, who was not born in 1966 and neither knows nor cares about Nzeogwu and Ojukwu. There are Igbo men on the street who were never Biafrans. They were born Nigerians, are Nigerians, but suffer because of actions of earlier generations. They will soon decide that it is better to fight their own war, and may be find an honourable peace, than to remain in this contemptible state in perpetuity"

(Being Excerpts from A Paper Presented At The “National Conference On The 1999 Constitution” Jointly Organised By The Network For Justice And The Vision Trust Foundation, At The Arewa House, Kaduna From 11th –12th September, 1999)

Yesterday they woke up insulting every tribe. Today they wake up wondering why they're hated.

I wonder what tomorrow brings.

Anyway crying marginalization no be small thing. The group that would be crying are Ijaw. They actually generate revenue for Nigeria and their region brings in wealth, yet they're grossly marginalized. Up till today, I still don't know what the SE region brings to Nigeria.

OrestesDante:
Where is Kanu?

Why can't you call on your Kanu to come and help you repair your roads now?

You think you're the only ones that can fight. Federal government can fight too.


Look at them.... [img]https://www.nairaland.com/attachments

Illiterates everywhere...

Stingman:


When people talk about fighting for things, I get amused. Is Nigeria a jungle or a zoo that you must fight for things? Are there not set laws to nake things happen without figthing?

This is what I mean when I say you're not politically savvy.

Even in the US, you have political leaders from each state fighting for their people's development.

Jeez. You think things get done by whining?

raker300:
after drinking gutter water, you folks will come here to spill rubbish.

Is Kanu a political office holder?

Stop drinking gutter water

Shut up!!!! No ooo... Come and tell who Kanu is.


Shoe licking generation!

kn23h:



Tell us why GEJ didn't develop these roads?

mr. Man shut up and stop talking like an egg head.

GEJ tarred many roads in east. The only motorable fg roads where done under him (excluding enugu-onitsha express)

Buhari is not tarring anything is fine but he shouldn't lie that is he tarring roads abeg

kn23h:



Yesterday they woke up insulting every tribe. Today they wake up wondering why they're hated.

I wonder what tomorrow brings.

Anyway crying marginalization no be small thing. The group that would be crying are Ijaw. They actually generate revenue for Nigeria and their region brings in wealth, yet they're grossly marginalized. Up till today, I still don't know what the SE region brings to Nigeria.

Where they insulting every tribe in 1999? And the north that have everything and don't generate a dim...should do what?

Stingman:

Illiterates everywhere...

You're the dunce here

raker300:
mr. Man shut up and stop talking like an egg head.

GEJ tarred many roads in east. The only motorable fg roads where done under him (excluding enugu-onitsha express)

Buhari is not tarring anything is fine but he shouldn't lie that is he tarring roads abeg

Stingman:


Illiterates everywhere...

raker300:
after drinking gutter water, you folks will come here to spill rubbish.

Is Kanu a political office holder?

Stop drinking gutter water

The Ibo man's debating skill is limited to insults and image sharing. Nothing of substance. That's why the Ibo region is still not developing today.

kn23h:


This is what I mean when I say you're not politically savvy.

Even in the US, you have political leaders from each state fighting for their people's development.

Jeez. You think things get done by whining?

...and when the politicians in the East can't fight and the people chose IPOB who they believe can fight for them...Why are you happy that the army should kill unarmed civilians...IPOB members? Who is whining? Is Sanusi Igbo?

This news is a piece of shit, a big fat lie for that matter. Motorist cannot groan in Igbo land. All federal roads in Igbo land has been constructed by Goatluck Jonaddaft including the 2nd Niger bridge which Goatluck showed Igbos on the map. That is what the Igbos gain for supporting the ineffectual buffoon blindly for 6 years and giving him 95% of the vote in the last presidential election.

But, I don't trust the Afonjas, maybe Afonjas have gone to steal all the roads that Goatluck constructed in Igbo land . You know there is nothing Afonjas cannot do with their juju. I will have to search through the Amala and Ewedu republic, maybe the Lagos-Ibadan expressway under construction was actually stolen from Igbo land. Maybe Afonjas also stole the 2nd Niger Bridge constructed by Goatluck Jonaddaft (PhD) and then Afonja went and set up the stolen bridge at Ikoyi and called it the Lekki-Ikoyi suspended bridge .

Igbos are really pigs and idiots. If their lord and saviour Cownu Nnamdi said so, who am I to say otherwise? If you are expecting the people's general to fix your roads, then I am not sorry to tell you that you must all be stupid. You cannot work in UBA and expect First Bank to pay you salary. You are the foolish 5% that deserves nothing from the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

kn23h:
[quote author=raker300 post=60178661]after drinking gutter water, you folks will come here to spill rubbish.

Is Kanu a political office holder?

Stop drinking gutter water


The Ibo man's debating skill is limited to insults and image sharing. Nothing of substance. That's why the Ibo region is still not developing today.

Small Igbo region is not developed by the federal government because of their insults...Can you see how intelligent you are....

raker300:
the governors are doing their best but to what end?

The same mynd44 posted pictures of federal roads done by the state as fg built roads.

There is no enough money for these states to embark on both federal, state and capital projects in such a time

you are referring to the fake and bias mod
the only thing he knows how to do is ban and to hide thread that's affecting his reasoning

I just tire for this people

Like I said the only thing these people can related with is Kanu's shoes. They are not wise enough to communicate with reasonable people.

Anything apart from Kanu's shoes will bring confusion

Stingman:



...and when the politicians in the East can't fight and the people chose IPOB who they believe can fight for them...Why are you happy that the army should kill unarmed civilians...IPOB members? Who is whining? Is Sanusi Igbo?

Why can't your politicians fight? Why are they too weak?

What concerns me with army killing civilians or IPod terrorists threatening to kill Yoruba pastors? Ko kan mi.

kn23h:






The Ibo man's debating skill is limited to insults and image sharing. Nothing of substance. That's why the Ibo region is still not developing today.

we can see how developed waste-land is

Stingman:
Small Igbo region is not developed by the federal government because of their insults...Can you see how intelligent you are....

Don't blame me for your lack of deductioning skills.

You better go back and read that post again.

OrestesDante:
Where is Kanu?

Why can't you call on your Kanu to come and help you repair your roads now?

You think you're the only ones that can fight. Federal government can fight too.


Look at them.... www.nairaland.com/attachments/5893920_img20170830163230862_jpeg2a9e7b363af9443c3f2a78fd1c9a510b

how many roads have Alakija and otedola repaired for you guys
or is Kanu the minister of road
or did your government give
Kanu an oil well
like ur
otedola and alakija