The President General Ohuhu Welfare Union Chief Sir Obi Aguocha’ and members of his exco on Thursday undertook an inspection of the gully erosion site at Isiokata, at the site, Chief Aguocha decried the dangerous state of the major access road into Ohuhu land and called on the government both at federal and state levels to as a matter of urgency come to the aid of Ndi Ohuhu.

He pleaded with those dumping refuse at the site to hence forth desist, because the dangerous gaseous emissions from the refuse further helps to degrade the earth and ravage the place more, the Ohuhu number 1 citizen said that he will meet with relevant stake holders in Ohuhu land and also the state government to seek ways of introducing immediate palliative measures to wage further encroachment.

Chief Aguocha advised motorists to please use the detour created by Umuahia North Local Government Area under the administration of the immediate past T.C Chairman Barrister Kelechi Ezechukwu for their safety and announced that as a measure to further dissuade motorists from using the road which is already very porous from beneath the tarred road, the Ohuhu Welfare Union will build concrete barriers to block the road and put street lighting points at the detour so as to make it safe at night.

He called on all Ohuhu sons and daughters both at home and in diaspora to assist the union in its effort to bring palliative measures so as to avert the calamity that may happen if an urgent action is not taken on that section of the road before the rains arrive, because no one can guarantee the safety of that road during the coming rainy season which is almost at hand.

He called on the relevant government agencies such as NEWMAP that has captured the project in its budget to please prioritize it and hasten action so as to save the disaster waiting to happen.

Uche Aguoru