FIC REPORT (ANAMBRA STATE) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the construction of two flyover bridges, one at Regina Caeli junction and another at Nnamdi Azikiwe University second gate, both in Awka, the state capital of Anambra.
This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Works Anambra State, Arc. Okey Ezeobi during a press conference to speak about the state of roads in Anambra State.
Ezeobi said that the forthcoming flyovers and several other projects being done by the federal government are as a result of a synergy forged by the state governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo with the federal government.
“The governor knows what he is doing and Anambra people are gaining from that partnership, the level of Federal Government presence in Anambra is unprecedented, since the creation of Nigeria, we have never experienced this level of infrastructure and this is because of the synergy we have in the state now through Mr Governor and the Federal Government” the commissioner said.
He said, you can drive on concrete road from 82 division in Enugu straight into Anambra which is something that was not possible previously, and there is now a bypass from Nkwelle Ezunaka to the second Niger Bridge through Ogbunike, Ogidi and Obosi, and he stated that the construction in Anambra is costing the federal government N180billion.
“The Anambra West, Abaji in Kogi into Abuja road is another game changer that the president is giving us, which will shorten travel to five hours from Awka to Abuja, that means you can travel to Abuja from Anambra and return the same day.
“Today, we have awarded 908.044 kilometers of roads and have so far asphalted 742km, all the last three governors put together have not achieved this, we have given out 143 road contracts in Anambra, very soon we will put out the statistics of road construction out there, this is ministry of works and we have all the documents and there are public documents, we will do this so that people will see what this government has done in road infrastructure”
He also attributed the failed spots in some of the roads to some factors, including refuse dump by residents, blockage of drains for harvesting of sand, heavy duty vehicles breakdown on the road and bad channeling of water from homes.
Orji Felicia Chinyere
Principal Information and Public Relations Officer
FIRC, Awka.
09/11/2026.
