No plans of annexing any part of Abia State, Engr. Emetu assures Azumiri Community
The Deputy Governor of Abia State, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu has enjoined the people of Azimiri community in Ukwa to refrain from acts capable of hindering the ongoing road construction in their community.
The Deputy Governor, Engineer Ikechukwu Emetu made this statement while addressing some delegates from Apumiri community on their attitude towards a road construction project by Akwaibom State Government.
Emetu expressed his dismay at the fact that having previously had a meeting with some delegates of apumiri trying to allay their fears of annexation of a part of Azumiri into Akwaibom still continued to act as a hindrance to the road construction.
In his word,”Abia state government has had discussion with Akwaibom goverment on the road construction and that the project construction company has no plan of annexing any part of Abia State “.
“It is the boundary council that has the duty to annex an area”
He explained that Akwaibom Government have been so generous to fix that road because their neighbouring local government into Abia state is not accessible due to bad road.
In addition he noted that 90 percent of the road the present government met were not accessible and that they are making serious effort to fix them,hence any opportunity that comes at a platter of God is embraced.
He informed them that Abia state government will deploy operation crush into Azumiri to make sure that the project sees the light of the day while reminding them that akwaibom state government is still based on agreement paying compensation to any person whose land or crops were destroyed in the cause of the road construction.
Also speaking the special adviser to the Governor on Security Commander Macdonald assured the delegates from Azumiri community that the Government of Abia state cannot allow another state to take from them what is rightfully theirs
Earlier, one of the delegates from Azumiri Barr. Fidelis Nnah while reacting to the Deputy Governor’s speech noted that they were fulfilled that the Deputy governor gave them audience and also to his detailed explanation on Abia Governments stand on the road construction by Akwa Ibom state.
He pointed out that Azumiri as a community have never kicked against it but rather that they wanted to be sure that there is written agreement between Abia state and Akwa Ibom State on the road project to avoid future boundary issues.
