By Michael Ovat -Awka
As part of his administrative commitment to developed Anambra State, South East region and Nigeria as a whole, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the construction of two flyovers in Anambra State.
The flyovers, according to the Anambra State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Arc Hon Okechukwu Ezeobi, who disclosed this during a World Press Conference, held at his office, on Wednesday, will be mounted at the popular Rigina Ceali junction and at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (Unizik), Awka School gate respectively.
He said the flyovers will help curbed frequent accidents in the areas.
He noted that the approved flyovers and other projects in the State and the entire South East region is as a result of the Anambra government synergy with the Presidency.
“What President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is doing in South east region, no President has done it since the return of democracy in Nigeria in 1999.
“The level of federal government presence in South East is unpresidented.
He urged Anambra residents to express their appreciation by voting for the President in the upcoming Presidential election scheduled for January 16th, 2027.
On the condition of road infrastructures in the State, Ezeobi urged residents to disregard all the online contents making the round that some roads constructed by the present administration of governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo are below standard, describing the contents as politically motivated.
He however, noted that the failed road conditions been speculated online is majorly cause by excessive water underground, appealing to residents irrespective of political parties to support Soludo to enable him actualized his vision of making Anambra a smart, digital, clean, green, livable and prosperous state in Nigeria by 2070, instead of negative criticism.
According to him, I call this World Press Conference today, Wednesday, November 4th, 2026 to let Ndi-Anambra and the general public to know that the online circulation that all the roads constructed by this present administration are bad, are politically motivated.
“All the roads constructed by this government will last for 20-years. What we are seeing on our roads at the moment is majorly caused by the natural disaster; “Excessive water underground due to the raining season.
“Other causes include; population pressure, sand miners and heavy duty vehicles plying the roads.
“What we are currently experiencing on our roads in Anambra State is underground water issues.
“It is important we all understand the nature of our land and not to politised the situation.
“Our contractors are A-rated contractors.
“Anambra has the best contractors in Nigeria. Anambra earth is full with excessive water. The road failure is underground water issues.
“The situation is not government intension.
“The contractors we hired were part of those that Dr Chris Ngige used during his administration as governor of the State. We took time to select them.
“This administration have build a total of 908.044 kilometers of roads across the state and 742 are fully alphated.
“Governor Soludo has achieved 95 percent in road infrastructure in the state, so he should be celebrated wherever his name is being mentioned.
“Our contractors has promised to commence reconstruction of work in all the affected roads tomorrow, November 5th, 2026 for free of charge.
The reconstruction is intentional.
“We have put in place measure to ensure that we completed the ongoing construction of Nnobi roundabout and Abaganna-Oyeagu roundabout before the Christmas and new year celebration for our coming home from other part of World.
“We are constructing dual carriage roads to connect the four cities that constitue Anambra State; Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi and Ekwulobia.
“There is ongoing food crash in Anambra because of the quality roads in the state.
“Soludo is doing all this to ensure that residents in Anambra State move smartly.
The Commissioner, while further appealing to residents to vote for Tinubu’s re-election come 2027, urged Anambra Journalists to support Soludo government by developing platforms that will project the good work Mr governor.
