Nigeria: Abia Awards N5.3 Billion Contract to Reconstruct Federal Roads in Aba

Posted to the web 10 October 2008 Anayo Okoli Umuahia Worried by the condition of federal roads in the state which it described as being in "total mess", Abia State Government said it has awarded contract worth N5.3 billion to reconstruct two major federal roads in Aba, the commercial capital. The roads are the busy Aba-Owerri road and Port Harcourt road.Presently, the two roads are actually in a state of utter disrepair which has been a great source of worry to the residents and visitors to Aba as several man-hours are wasted on daily basis on these roads in heavy traffics caused by the bad condition of the road. The two... [read full story]