Abia, Imo link bridge suffers major damage as monarch laments NDDC’s failed promises

he traditional ruler of Ubaha Oriendu Ancient Kingdom in Umuahia North LGA of Abia State, Eze Phillip Ajomiwe, has expressed fears that a bridge linking Abia with Imo State through the Ubaha Oriendu-Ihite Uboma axis may soon collapse.
Eze Ajomiwe, who expressed concerns while inspecting the extent of damage on the bridge, regretted that the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, failed to act on repeated alarms he had raised about the facility.
The monarch warned that flooding occasioned by constant rains in September damaged a section of the bridge, raising fears of possible collapse if no engineering intervention is carried out.
He called for urgent intervention by the NDDC, Ab...