By Pospi Otuson
Indigenes of Boje community, Boki Local Government Area, Cross River State, have lamented the alleged abandonment of an access Road construction project, one year after it was approved by the State Government.
The people who staged a protest against the non completion of the project at the on Thursday, decried the current condition of the road which they said was adversely impacting on their social and economic lives.
It has also been said that the protest was against the abandonment of their road by contractors, as the State Governor already released money for the road to be completed by February 2021.
It can be recalled as reported by Sun News in 2019, that the Cross River State Government had target is to complete 300km road project in the state including the road Boje, the Boki Local government headquarters as disclosed by the state Commissioner for Works, Engr. Dane Osim-Asu in Calabar.
Osim-Asu said the roads were being constructed with a view to linking together more communities and promoting economic activities in the state.
However, the road supposed to have been completed in 2019, has been abandon by contractors responsible.
Appreciating the Governor for having them in mind, the Community called on contractors to return to side immediately.
Addressing the protesters, The chairman of Boki Local government area, Hon. John Ewa pleaded with the community promising to take up the matter as a matter of urgent public importance.
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