AGAIN, AGUOCHA DONATES ₦1.8M TO TACKLE EROSION MENACE THREATENING UMUEKWULE COMMUNITY

The member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Obi Aguocha, has donated the sum of ₦1.8 million to support urgent efforts to check a devastating erosion menace threatening the major road linking Umuekwule community to Umuoshi from Okpuala in Abia State.

The intervention is part of Aguocha’s efforts to support communities affected by natural disasters and other pressing infrastructural challenges, particularly those that pose a threat to the safety and livelihood of residents.

The erosion gully, located close to Ikpoto Junction, has been expanding rapidly and is dangerously close to caving into the major road. Community members said the collapse of the road could effectively cut Umuekwule into two and severely disrupt movement in and out of the community.

According to a community appeal addressed to sons and daughters of Umuekwule at home and abroad, the proposed emergency intervention involves checking the erosion and constructing a proper drainage system to safely channel stormwater and prevent further damage.

The drainage construction is expected to run from Umunlewe Junction down to the point where the road is currently threatened by the expanding erosion.

The community estimated the cost of the emergency project at ₦1.8 million, and Hon. Obi Aguocha has already made a donation towards it.

Aguocha’s donation, therefore, provides significant financial support towards the immediate response to the erosion threat and the protection of the community’s major access route.

The people of Umuekwule expressed profound appreciation to the lawmaker for the timely intervention, describing the gesture as a significant relief in the face of the urgent erosion challenge threatening the community.

They pledged never to take his support for granted, assuring him of their continued goodwill and vowing to massively support his bid to secure a second term in the House of Representatives to continue representing the people of Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency.

The community further urged its sons and daughters to contribute according to their means, stressing that preserving the road was a collective responsibility and essential to safeguarding the movement, economic activities and general wellbeing of residents.