By Simeon Nwakaudu
For years, the people of Etche the food basket of Rivers State were cut off from the rest of the state. They had no motorable road linking their markets and farms. To reach them, motorists had to use alternative routes through the neighbouring Abia State.
As the Rivers Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) , Nyesom Ezenwo Wike experienced first the untold hardship Etche suffered trying to access their communities. With his campaign team, he had to use the alternative route via Abia State to access Etche.
Without equivocation, the then Rivers State PDP Governorship Candidate made a solemn pledge to the Etche people that if voted, he will link Etche communities to Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital through the construction of the Igwuruta-Chokocho road .
The Etche people played their part. They overwhelmingly voted for Nyesom Ezenwo Wike. As Nigeria’s best performing Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on 19th January, 2016 flagged off the construction of the Igwuruta-Chokocho road to the Heartland of Etche the food basket of Rivers State.
The governor’s action is significant because the Igwuruta-Chokocho road is a Federal Road which was neglected with the immediate past administration in the state refusing to come to the aid of Etche people. At the flag off, Governor Wike assured Etche people that he will give them a quality road that will improve their economy and living standard.
Nigeria's pro-people governor gave priority attention to the road. He was always at the project site monitoring the progress of work and insisting that the Etche people deserved the best. He personally supervised the payment of compensation for owners of houses to pave for sustained construction work.
The Etche people are appreciative that Governor Wike is an Honourable leader who keeps his word. Each time, he visited to inspect the road, they spontaneously turned up to cheer him for keeping his promise.
True to his promise, Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has delivered a superlative and durable road to the Etche people. The Igwuruta-Chokocho road has been constructed as scheduled and in line with approved international specifications.
On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, the Igwuruta-Chokocho road will be commissioned to the glory of God. This road is priceless to the Etche people and a worthy testimony of the commitment of a passionate leader to the welfare of his people.
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