Tunji Adedeji
Motorists plying MCC road by Chukwuma Nwoha and some residents along that corridor have expressed concern over the deplorable state of the road.
The road users said in separate interviews with the Trumpeta in Owerri on Wednesday that the condition of the road had caused loss of materials and even human lives.
According to them, apart from fatalities being recorded, especially between the Chukwuma Nwoha and Toronto junction, several productive hours were being lost due to the poor condition of the road.
Speaking to Trumpeta at Ebikoro junction along the MCC, Mr Peter Debia , a Commercial bus driver, said that all the features that qualified Toronto junction down to Ekemenwoha junction as a tarred road had been washed away.
Debia, said: “I am a daily user of this road, I carry passengers from Ekeonuwa market to Umuorie running few trips every day. The condition of this particular Chukwuma Nwoha junction is very bad and dangerous.”
We are begging Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo State to do something about this road as fast as he can, even though it was started by Gov Emeka Ihedioha short lived administration.”
He noted that the problem of the road started with small potholes which did not receive any attention until it got to the present deplorable state.
Mr Chinedu Nze, a private car owner, residing around Toronto, Junction, said that the road had failed completely and required urgent attention
The question I ask myself daily is why should the government allow a road get to this kind of condition. It is really sad.
“Each day we go through hell here. The road condition has continued to damage vehicles each day.
As if this is not enough, when we get to St. Mathew along MCC, or Evangel Secondary school axis leading to Road Safety junction, it is another nightmare.
“You will spend long hours and have one or two things to fix in your cars every day. Few days ago, my exhaust pipe pulled out because of this road”.
People are dreading to come to this area because of its deplorable state but we that are residents here have no choice than to face it each day,” he said.
