Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has assured that the ongoing reconstruction work of the 16.5km Rumuokurusi-Igbo-Etche Road, will be completed in the next three months.
Governor Fubara gave the assurance on Monday, when he undertook an inspection visit to the project site to assess the extent of work achieved so far.
According to him, he had to personally visit the project site to see things for himself because of the critical nature of the road to the economic survival of the people and the State.
“We are here this afternoon to see for ourselves the extent of job the contractor is doing as it concerns this very deplorable road.
“This road is about 16.5 kilometers, and it cuts across two Local Government Areas: Obio/Akpor and Etche. In Obio/Akpor LGA, it affects towns like the
“It is a major access road that most traders, both from Aba and Etche, normally use to do their businesses in the Oil Mill Market. And from information that got to us, this road has been bad, not just bad but has been impassable for the past 11 years.”
