All is set for the former President of Federal Republic, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo to Commission a 23.4km Eket Etinan Road, constructed and completed by Governor Udom Emmanuel’s administration in Akwa Ibom State.
The inauguration of the road is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 2nd May, and will be graced by Chief Obasanjo, as the special guest of honour.
A trip to the project site by our Correspondent shows that preparation for the commissioning of the road is at top gear as things are already in place to ensure a successful inauguration ceremony.
The Special Assistant to the Governor on research and documentation Mr Essien Ndueso who led a team of journalists on a visit to the new road, said everything is in place for the commissioning of the Eket – Etinan dual carriageway constructed by Governor Udom Emmanuel’s administration and handled by Chinese firm, CCECC.
He said the new road is the fulfillment of Governor Emmanuel’s promise to ensure a dual carriageway from the state capital to the Atlantic Ocean, adding that the new road is a continuation of the 20km Uyo- Etinan Road that is almost ready for inauguration.
According to Essien, before the construction of the Eket – Etinan Road motorists were compelled to pass through a long and arduous route before reaching Uyo. Many had to go through Ikot Ubo in Nsit Ubium, down to Ibesikpo Asutan LGA, or even pass through interior villages in Nsit Ubium and Nsit Ibom to their destination.
Speaking, the project manager Engr Samuel Ukata said the road was executed to specifications to stand the test of time.
The Eket – Etinan Highway traversing Eket, Nsit Ubium, Nsit Ibom, and Etinan, which will be commissioned tomorrow by Former Nigerian president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is designed with road furniture like side drainage, pedestrian walkway, traffic markings with pavement and center lines as well as concrete stones walls for enhanced movements.
Meanwhile commuters plying the new road are filled with joy seeing the state government complete the road in preparation for commissioning.
Some of them expressed delight on the new road , saying it will enhance both commercial activities and movement within the communities and the state at large.
Tribune recalls that former President Obasanjo had earlier commissioned the longest flyover bridge in the South South, a one kilometer flyover bridge in Uyo and also inaugurated the longest stretch of dual carriage way executed by any administration in the State, the 29km Etinan – Ndon Eyo road.
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