Youths of Ugu Ward in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State have lampooned the Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh, for allegedly commissioning a non existent road project purportedly constructed in their community.
Expressing their grievance through a protest march on Monday morning spearheaded by Ugu Youths for Development Change(UYDC) led by Comrade Monday Osemwenkhae its Coordinator, the youths alleged that the said “Abraka-Oben Road which was commissioned by the Minister for Regional Development, Engr. Abubakar Momoh, is not existing anywhere in our locality.
“The said road is a calculated attempt to cover up the continuous neglect of our area by his ministry and its affiliate agency and commission like the NDDC(Niger Delta Development Commission), for a long period.”
According to the protesters,”for emphasis, Oben oil field houses the highest gas deposit in West Africa, which the Ministry of Regional Development is supposed to handle the development of its environs with keen gloves. But we have just gotten is a commissioning of a non existing road with our community name attached to divert attention from the neglect of the roads in that area.
Going forth, the protesters said: “The name Oben is being used as a cash cow for many years, and we expect the present Nigeria government of President Bola Tinubu to change the narrative rather than her Minister commissioning a non existing road using our community name.”
Responding to the allegation, Engr. Momoh denied the claim of the protesters saying that the road is from Oben to Abraka and not from Benin to Abraka as they claimed.
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