Residents of Igbo Etche and other communities in Etche Local Government Area have called on the Rivers State Government and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to come to their aid following the deplorable conditions of the Rumuokwurushi/Igbo Etche road.
The road constructed in 2016 by the Rivers State Government is in deplorable state, thereby making movement of persons and goods from Etche Local Government Area, the South East and other parts of the country to Port Harcourt, the state capital difficult.
A cross section of the people who spoke with The Tide pleaded with the Rivers State Government to consider the road for reconstruction.
They noted that the poor condition of the road is making it difficult for people living in the area to maintain contact with other parts of the State.
A resident Mr. Chika Onyebuenyi said, life is becoming difficult for the thousands of residents of the area due to the poor condition of the road.
He said, the road is now the gateway to the South East region of the country stressing that motorists coming from Aba and other parts of the South East now ply the Igbo Etche road because of the bad condition of the Aba/Port Harcourt express way.
Also speaking, another resident Favour Aimatu said man hours are being lost daily on the road due to its terrible state.
He said the situation has become a big security risk as criminals use the bad spots on the road to harrass innocent passengers.
On his part Hyke Onyenwe pleaded with the State Government to come to the aid of the people by fixing bad spots on the road.
Mr. Ifeanyi John, another resident decried the poor condition of the road and called for urgent intervention.