A former Secretary to the Anambra State Government, Mr. Oseloka Obaze, has condemned the three flyovers constructed on the Awka/Enugu expressway by the Anambra State government describing them as death traps.

Obaze made the declaration at a lecture he delivered at the Correspondents’ Chapel Forum of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Anambra State Council, entitled, “Conflict between politics and governance, bane of economic and social development: A case study of Nigeria.”

He stressed that the flyover project was a dream project of the former Governor of the state, Mr. Peter Obi but it could not be accomplished because the then Federal Government did not give approval for the construction of the bridges.

Obaze, who is a governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party for the November 18 poll, said that the flyovers were a time bomb waiting to explode because of the manner it was done.

According to him, “The bridges were conceptualised by a former Governor of the state, Peter Obi, but during one of the state executive council meetings we condemned the idea because of the cost implication and it was dropped.

“What the present administration has done on the construction of the flyovers was not a reflection of the concept by Obi’s government.

“Have you not passed through the Nkpor flyover? Does it have barricades?”

On the new cargo airport underway in Umeri, Anambra East Local Government Area of the state, the retired Diplomat said there is no federal government approval for Anambra airport to be built at Umueri on paper.

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