The controversy surrounding the Anambra State Cargo Airport Road in Umueri seems to be a thing of past as the State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano has instructed the Contractor handling the project to re-write the Signpost on the plaque to read "Umueri Int'l Cargo Airport Rd, Umueri".
It would be recalled that crisis ensued as soon as the Governor flagged off the Airport road construction project in Umueri, when it was observed that instead of Umueri International Cargo Airport Road, the Signpost bore "Aguleri-Otuocha-Umueri Cargo Airport Rd'. This was instantly condemned there by the people of Umueri. The Governor was quoted as calming the populace that " My govt will not support any Umueri project to be christened Aguleri"
Breaking the good news on the revert to original name of the Road, the Secretary General of Umueri National Youth Forum(UNYF), Mr. Lawrence Chinwuba informed the reporters that the Local Government Chairman, Chief Onyekwedulu Udeanoh, who incidentally is from Umueri town of the Local Government has confirmed on him that the brouhaha was not the fault of the Governors and that the Governor has ordered the Contractor to go to the site and mount the new Signpost bearing "Umueri Int'l Cargo Airport Rd, Umueri. He forwarded the picture of the new plaque sent to him by the Local Government Boss[The Picture in the Page]. Efforts of our reporters to contact the Local Government yielded no fruits as we are told that he is in a very deep meeting. However, a top Local Government Staff who pleaded for anonymity confirmed the news to be truth. He therefore asked that the Governor has no complicity in the case. He also confirmed that the new
Meanwhile some Umueri have taken the celebration to social networking commending the Governor for interfering on the matter asking him to embark on the good work. However, some still believe on the need for the Governor to brief the state on the matter and reprimand those who contributed in the show of shame and also make sure the papers in the Ministry bears the name "Umueri' to avoid crisis in future.
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