The youths of Ohaji in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State have expressed anger at the slow pace of remedial works going on at the Owerri-Port-Harcourt Road by the contractors and threatened a peaceful protest.

The warning was handed down at an extraordinary meeting of the National Council of Ohaji Youths, according to a communique signed by the National President, Comrade Nicholas Tochi Nwosu and the Secretary, Edi Victor Okezuo, made available to PUNCH Metro on Tuesday.

The youths warned that if their demands were not met within the shortest possible time, they would be forced to mobilise for a peaceful protest to demand justice for their suffering people.

The group maintained that they would not fold their arms while their people suffer due to the government’s neglect and contractor’s inefficiency.
The communique partly read, “The remedial work done so far on the Port Harcourt-Owerri Road is inadequate, as several sections remain impassable, leading to frequent accidents, vehicle breakdowns, and economic losses impending disaster in the rainy season.”

If the road remains in this poor condition, the coming rains will completely cut off the route, crippling transport and business activities in Ohaji, Egbema, Oguta, and beyond”.

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