The Cultural Credibility Development (CCD) Initiative has called on the Minister of Works, Babatunde Raji Fashola, to repair the dilapidated Onitsha – Owerri Road, particularly the Metallurgical Institute junction.

CCD in a statement signed by its President, Chief Goddy Uwazurike, on Tuesday asked Fashola to use his good office to repair roads, saying that the Onitsha – Owerri road has been divided into two and need urgent rehabilitation.

The statement reads partly: “The Cultural Credibility Development Initiative calls on the Hon Minister, Mr Raji Babatunde Fashola, to without delay repair the dilapidated Onitsha Owerri Rd, particularly the Metallurgical Institute junction.

“Today, this road is a present and looming danger to anyone passing through that road.

“In a sentence, the Onitsha – Owerri Rd has been divided into two. Need I remind the Hon Minister that this road is crucial to the network of roads leading to the Economic Golden Egg of Nigeria?

“Your Excellency, we wish to inform you that the roads in Igboland are so dilapidated that road transportation has crumbled beyond description.”

CDC, which acknowledged the effort of the Minister on road rehabilitation while he was the Governor of Lagos State, also charged him to repeat same feat on Onitsha – Enugu road, Enugu – Port Harcourt Rd, Ihiala – Mbano – Umuahia roads, the Umuahia – Ikot Ekpene road, the Aboh – Anioma roads, the Umuahia – Arochukwu roads, Owerri – Okigwe road, Owerri – PH roads, the Uturu – Afikpo roads the Owerri – Mbaise – Obowo roads, the Aba – Ikot Ekpene road, the 9th mile – Benue boarder roads.

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