Community Leader Tasks RSG On Link Road

A community leader in
Bakana Community, Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, Alabo Victor Ibanibo  Don-Pedro, has appealed to the State government to construct an access road that will link the community to Port Harcourt.
Don-Pedro in a statement made available to The Tide stated that the importance of such link road could not be over-emphasised as it would checkmate sea piracy, insecurity as well as woo investors and bring development to the area.
He noted that a link road from Port Harcourt to Bakana, which is a minute drive by speed boat from Abonnema Wharf in Port Harcourt, should help address the issue of urbanization and accommodation challenges facing residents of Port Harcourt.
According to him, with the link roads, some indigenes of the area would also come home to live, and go about their businesses, thereby decongesting the city.
The community leader opined that Bakana as one of the oldest communities in Kalabari Kingdom has the largest voting strength among the communities in the local government area, adding that with its six wards, it is a desirable bride in political calculations in Rivers State.
He reiterated that constructing a link road from Bakana to Port Harcourt  is justifiable to improve investment opportunities, curt youth restiveness and decongest Port Harcourt, boasting that it is also the land lord of Curtin Channel, one of the largest oil fields owned by Shell in the state and therefore the link road is necessary.
The community leader also commended the governor, Chief Nyesom Wike for the construction of access roads in the state, urging him to keep up the spirit despite odds.

Collins Barasimeye