Vanco Junction Flyover
As part of the activities marking the Independence celebration of Nigeria at 64 and Ebonyi at 28, the Governor of Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has led stakeholders on project inspections in the State.
The inspection’s first port of call was the Olympics International Stadium at Ochoudo Centenary City, Abalaliki.
He disclosed the Government’s intention to review the project and increase the capacity to meet the international standard.
” I have asked China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) to assess the cost of remodeling this part and the implications of not having a complete line. The implication of having an incomplete line is that international and national activities can’t take place here. We are building here to compete with the Goodwill Akpabio International Stadium in Akwa Ibom”
“For us to reach that level, it may warrant increasing the lines to get it right. Considering what we earn as a state, a lot of money has already been spent here. If you spent 50 kobo in 2022, now you are going to use 10 Naira to get it right. The foundation of the decking has been laid; this is not a complete deck. We are stepping up to that. This is not the stadium yet; this is just a taste of what is going to happen “
He commented his predecessor, Sen. David Nweze Umahi for embarking on the project which he said would boost the economy of the State when completed
The Governor proceeded to inspect the Agbaja Unuhu road that connects Nkaliki, Agbaja Unuhu, and Okwase Nkaliki.
He lauded the contractor for expediting the completion of the project and expressed his readiness to open rural communities for infrastructural interventions.
Also inspected is the Vincent Agwu Nwankwo Junction, VANCO with underground tunnels, an initiative that seeks to return the Abakaliki to its master plans and decongest gridlocks in the area.
It was preceded by the inspection of Ebonyi State Broadcasting Corporation, EBBC where the Governor extolled the Director General Mr
Tony Nwizi for ensuring the speedy completion of the remodeling of the broadcast station to meet the requirements for digital transmission with rich media content and
The team also inspected Ezeogo Chinedu Nwankwo’s Palace, one out of the 67 Buildings being constructed for Traditional Rulers in the State
While inspecting one of the 39 Model Secondary Schools at PRESCO in Old Enugu Road Mile 50, the Governor reiterated his commitments to education and human capital development and announced donations of science textbooks to secondary schools in the State.
At the ICT University Oferekpe, the Governor commended the progress of work at the three-story Senate and Administrative Building.
Dr. Monday Uzor
Project execution is too slow