Why all the fuss about this road – Ugwu-Tank link roads in Nenwe, Enugu State? Its simply too important as far as Aninri local area is concerned.
“Today, I flagged off the construction of 7.8 kilometres of Nenwe/Ugwu-Tank/Uhuogiri Ndeabor link roads,” so begins the statement of Prince Ugochukwu Nwanjoku, chairman of Aninri local government area.
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The statement has since gone viral, garnering too many shares and comments on social media, and drawing a lot of excitement among the constituents.
“The earthwork for these roads is expected to be constructed and delivered in 90 days from today,” he continued, added that it was part of his campaign promises to the people of Nenwe in 2024.
Before now, Prince Nwanjoku has flagged off nearly 200 rural roads in Aninri and commissioned most of them barely four months into his administration. But Ugwu-Tank link roads announcement has won accolades for the young council boss more than all his previous achievements combined.
Background: Ugwu-Tank link roads, Nenwe Enugu
Ugwu-Tank link roads, at the beginning, was a bush path to Nenwe farmlands. But when Aninri local government area was created in 1998 and its headquarters sited at Ndeabor, there was need to widen the road and pave it.
The first council chairman to build the road aptly exploited all it potentials, linking Nenwe and Oduma – the two largest towns in Aninri – straight to the secretariat. But then, he stopped. In the intervening years, Ugwu-Tank link roads turned to a death trap and provided chances to arm robbers and criminals.
Then, it turned to a campaign issue in every two years. One by one, all the previous chairmen talked about the road during their campaigns, winning votes eventually and abandoning it shamelessly.
“Since 1999 this is the first time Aninri can boast of having a true leader. We had wolves led us in the past. Aninri, especially Ndi Nenwe, shall remain indebted to Ugo [Prince Ugochukwu Nwanjoku] for this single act alone,” said a prominent traditional rural from Nenwe who pleaded anonymity.
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