Govt, contractor, residents debunk viral video of road wash in Anambra


Titus Maduako Eleweke

Anambra state government, Contractor and Ochanja residents on Tuesday dismissed the allegation in a viral video that the last Monday down pour washed away the Ochanja More- Upper Iweka Road Project.

The video was claiming that the project being constructed by Prof Charles Soludo administration is sub standard , stating that the governor has failed in his pledge to provide quality roads to the masses.

Our reporter who visited the site of the road on Tuesday discovered that the ongoing road construction is not washed by rain as alleged in the video.

The state Commissioner for Works Engr Ifeanyi Okeoma who spoke on the viral video, said it was an affront to throw spanners into the good works of the state government .
According to him, nothing of a sort ever happened to any of the road either ongoing or completed in the state.


"Everyone of us are here on this road and you can see that nothing happened at all. We actually saw the video last night and first thing this morning, we came here to find out that nothing like that happened as you can see for yourself"

"The Contractor worked on Sunday and closed for the day and he stopped at a small potion that is about one foot and there was a heavy down pour and the base was blocked and that point is about one foot that got washed off "

"As you can see that we are all standing on the stone base material that was primed, so we are shocked at that mischievous video sponsored by the opposition to throw spanners into the good works of the state government and as you can see work is in progress" he said.

The Manager of Zodic Construction Company Mr Mark Chu ,the contractor handling the project , said that the company has about one foot left out of the entire More- Upper Iweka Road Project Ochanja and they are still working .

He said that the company is continuing from where it stopped.

"We want to reiterate that our company is providing Anambra state good quality and durable road infrastructure and we cannot be distracted by mischief makers and the public should disregard those false stories" he said.

Mr Mark Chu further noted that the Ochanja road project is currently having a water fountain at the round about which used to be a mountain of refuse dump in the past before contract was awarded .

"The project apart from the water fountain would also have street lights with wide water drainage system which empties at a larger canal in order to protect the road and the market from flooding and also protecting the goods being owned by traders.

Mr Mark Chu urged the traders and residents in the area not to block the drainages with wast, adding that provisions are being made for the dumping of waste which would be cleared as quickly as possible.


According to him,the More - Upper Iweka Road Project is 2.3 km and up to 1. 7 km of the project has been completed .

Spokesman for the residents of Ochanja , More and Upper Iweka area who is also the Chairman of Fegge landlords Association Mr Okwudili Obinwanne described the viral video as capital lie.
According to him, they are residents of the area and they witnessed the heavy down pour yesterday which did not in anyway impact negatively on the road.



"We find it difficult to believe that someone in his right frame of mind would go to the extent of blackmailing the governor with such falsehood"

"You here to see for yourself and make on the spot investigation into what happened and from what you have seen so far , you can attest that this is the hand work of mischief makers and we the residents of this area wish to warn that we will not tolerate such misinformation of the general public by renegades" he said.

let me investigate this matter here and now. Hit Like if the road is washed else share

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let me investigate this matter here and now. Hit Like if the road is washed else share

Disgruntled ObidientObidients, trying to undermine Professor Soludo.

Instead of their Oga to come home, & help make Anambra great again, he is busy perambulating round Northern Nigeria.

Hypocrite Apga Judas.