FG lauded over contract to rehabilitate Calabar-Itu road 

Residents along Calabar-Itu-Ikot-Ekpene road and motorists can look forward to a relief soon following the award of contract for the re-construction of the road by the Federal Government.

The road constructed over forty years ago has been impassable for several years now.  Commuters spent several hours on the road which links Cross River with states in the South-South, South East and South West, before getting to their destination.

The Federal Government has awarded contract for the reconstruction of the road, to Julius Berger.

Residents of Cross River have commended the government for its intervention, noting that Cross River would have been cut off from the rest of the country if work on the road was further delayed.

Motorists and commuters also expressed delight over the award of contract. They however blamed past administrations for their insensitivity, noting that the total collapsed of the Calabar-Itu-Ikot Ekpene road was due to long years of neglect.

The commissioner representing Cross River in the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Sylvester Nsa said the reconstruction of the road was a ‘positive development. Nsa noted with regrets the trauma motorists and commuters had to go through travelling on the road, and commended the Federal Government for the intervention.

The state NDDC boss assured that the commission will complement the Federal Government’s effort by embarking on projects that have economic and other benefits to the people.

MIKE ABANG, Calabar