Hope Uzodimma highlights road infrastructure achievements, Praises Owerri–Onitsha road project

Politics

Owerri, Nigeria (NPA) — March 6, 2026 — Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has commended his administration’s ongoing upgrades to public infrastructure, emphasising that the projects are designed to ease mobility, boost commerce, and strengthen economic activities across the state.

One of the flagship projects is the reconstruction of the Owerri–Onitsha Road, which the governor described as a “major gateway” into Imo. The 33.1-kilometre stretch, cutting across five local government areas—Owerri Municipal, Owerri West, Mbaitoli, Oru East, and Oru West—has been rebuilt to withstand heavy traffic and ensure safer, faster travel. The project also resolved long-standing structural failures at the Mgbidi–Oguta intersection.

“Our deliberate approach to infrastructure development is guided by the understanding that good roads are critical to mobility, trade, and overall development,” Uzodimma said in a statement Friday. “From zone to zone, we have continued to improve the road network across Imo State, making life easier for our people and promoting commerce.”

He described the Owerri–Onitsha project as more than reconstruction, calling it “a reconnection of our dear State,” and pledged continued work on other critical roads.

Newpost Africa earlier reported that Uzodimma’s administration has also intensified work on the Orlu–Mgbe–Akokwa–Uga Road. Though classified as a federal road, the state government undertook the project to restore access to communities long cut off by ecological challenges that disrupted livelihoods, restricted movement, and slowed regional growth.