Collapsed Road In Akwa Ibom Stalls InterState Businesses

For residents of Ekit Itam 2 and Mbak Itam 3 axis, a commercial hub for palm oil, timber, jewelries and other ornamental items, it’s all lamentations.
The once bubbling trading outpost mostly dominated by the Hausa/Fulani dealers in Itu local government area of Akwa Ibom State, has given way to a dull, drab and total lull in socio-economic economic activities.
According to Chima Nkemdirim, a palm oil merchant, the ever-busy corridor for livestock and other edibles like onions, beans, potatoes, pepper melon, corn and others mostly ferried into the Hausa/Fulani community popularly called
“Nasarawa”, is fast wearing away amid heavy flooding occasioned by the consistent rainfall.
The ...