By Ajuwa Victor
Residents at the Area 5 axis of Owa-Nta, Aliosimi, Boji-Boji Owa in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State have appealed to the state government to consider resurfacing the Ogbocho Road in the area.
Speaking in a chat with newsmen on Monday, the spokesperson of the residents, Mr. Monday Eluonyeobia, noted that they had suffered untold hardship because of the bad state of the only access road.
According to him, “We have spent a lot of money to sand fill the road so that it will be motorable, but to no avail. As soon as it rains, everything is washed away.
“We find it very difficult to pass the road whenever it rains due to its deplorable state. Most of us that have shops and businesses on the road are relocating because of the deplorable nature of the road.”
He disclosed that during the tenure of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, he and other landlords of the street made efforts to reach out to the state government through the Ministry of Works, saying “but all efforts made proved abortive.”
According to him, “The road if measured, it will not be up to one kilometer. The road has been damaged to the extent that many people who live in the area had to abandon their vehicles and motorcycles at home.”
He appealed to the relevant authorities to come to their aid by ameliorating the plight of residents.
