Akwa Ibom residents, motorists cry out over dangerous gutter, bad road Residents and motorists plying Anua Mbak Ishiet Road in Ekpene Ibia Uruan, Akwa Ibom state are lamenting the state of the road which has been reportedly under construction since 2017. A rider said that in the process of constructing the road, an underground gutter was “constructed for easy drainage along a road that leads from Ekpene Ibia to Ibiaku Ishiet still in Uruan, which part of it (the gutter), has been abandoned for a year now. “The gutter has posed a great risk in the area which is now affecting the farmers, the pedestrians, motorists, motorcyclists”.
“The area is in peril, and transportation is now difficult. "We are pleading on the government to come to our rescue because going out and coming in is a difficult and a dangerous task, especially at night. And we are always afraid to send our kids on errands" a resident of the area said.
Motorists complained they have unable to use the road because it is no more accessible because of the gutter. Similarly, market women in the area also complained that carrying their wares to the market is now difficult and has caused them more money than before. They urge the state government and the construction company in charge of the contract to come to their rescue by completing the road construction, including the gutter.
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