Monarch Seeks  FG’s Intervention In Anambra Landslide

The traditional ruler of
Nanka in Orumba South Council Area of Anambra State , Igwe G N Ofomata, has sent a save-our-soul message to the Federal Government to intervene in the erosion menace ravaging the community
The traditional ruler said that though there had been on-going efforts by the federal government to salvage the community through the awarding of the Nanka erosion site to Rhinos Maritime Construction in 2010, work had been stalled.
The monarch told journalists during a visit to his palace after an independent inspection of the Oko/Nanka erosion site that he and his council chiefs have concluded arrangement to write to the federal government through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation(SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, calling on the President to intervene.
Ofomata said he was satisfied with the work done so far by Rhino Maritime and Construction company, and that at the pace the company worked, it would have long concluded the job if they were allowed to continue work.
Another indigene of the community who spoke with our correspondent, Mr Nwachukwu Uchendu said, “The company was doing a good work here as you can see. They constructed a very good road with standard drainage system and commenced work in the gully before the job was stalled”.
“As you can see they are still at the site, but from what we gathered they are only waiting for a directive from the federal government to continue work, but the whole thing seemed to have been politicized. We don’t know what is happening any more, but we hear that some powerful interests are bent on stopping the job. As this continues, rainy season is fast approaching and our people live in fear everyday”, he added.
An official of the company who pleaded anonymity, said that the company recently received an invitation from the SGF and after a three day meeting was ordered back to site, but ‘powerful interests’ whose motives are not defined stopped the company from continuing work.
“We have done the better part of the job, which is the construction of a 2.2km road and a 2.2km standard drainage. Save for the collapse of a drainage from the Oko axis, which is not part of our job, which also destroyed the job we did so far we should be rounding up the job now,” the official stated.

Igwe Tony Ojukwu (middle) of Ogui Nike in Enugu State with Chief of Staff, Enugu Government House, Mrs Ifeoma Nwobodo and some local government chairmen, during their courtesy visit to the Igwe in Enugu, yesterday. photo: NAN

Godwin Osondu, Awka