Abia State Government has concluded plans to launch Urban Mass Transit initiative for the State aimed at assisting citizens from the continued excruciating cost of transport and ease human movement across the State.
Alex Otti, the Governor of Abia State, made this known at Ahiaeke Ndume in Umuahiia North Local Government while flagging off the reconstruction of the 4.32 kilometres Orpet – Umuafai – Lodu – Ahiaeke Road and the 3.79 kilometres Ahiaeke – Okwuta – Bende Road respectively.
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He said, “The State’s urban mass transit initiative which shall be launched the next few months will not only change the way we move people and goods in cities like Umuahiia and Aba.
“It will also streamline transport services, cut costs for commuters and improve the the safety of passengers at any time of the or night.
“The modern bus terminals and shelters currently under construction and the superior quality road networks in the city shall form the infrastructure backbone for the new intra and inter city transport regime in Abia state “Otti noted.
Governor Otti while speaking on the road projects said he expected them to be ready in nine months time.
“The successful completion of these roads will respectively end these daily hassles of thousands of people who ply them as they go about their regular social and economic activities.
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“The roads when completed would offer a wide array of benefits to different stakeholder groups including transporters and commuters, farmers, property owners and developers, students and traders who function along these corridors.
“You will agree with me that we are not just building roads, we expanding the Umuahia Ecosystem and supporting entrepreneurs and their families as well as lessening the economic burden of fixed income earners.”
The governor however noted that the roads would create employment and income generation opportunities.
