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Ohanaeze urges Tinubu to repair 3 South-east highways earlier than Christmas
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently intervene in the deplorable circumstances of three main highways connecting the South East and South-South, warning that their continued neglect might undermine the political fortunes of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the area forward of the 2027 normal elections.
The organisation particularly known as for rapid rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Owerri-Aba Highway, Onitsha-Owerri Expressway and Owerri-Port Harcourt Expressway earlier than the Christmas and New Year festivities, describing their circumstances as a regional infrastructure emergency.
Ohanaeze, in a media launch dated November 13, 2026, stated the highways had been crucial financial lifelines linking the Southeast to main business centres in the South-South, lamenting that their deterioration had disrupted business actions, elevated transportation prices and uncovered motorists and passengers to avoidable risks.
The organisation expressed disappointment with Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Southeast Governors Forum, Hope Uzodinma, accusing him of failing to safe the mandatory presidential consideration for the roads. It alleged that his dealing with of the challenges was elevating issues about APC’s relationship with Ndigbo forward of the 2027 elections.
“Political loyalty cannot be built on endorsements while the people’s basic infrastructure needs remain unaddressed,” Ohanaeze declared, urging Uzodinma to use his place inside the APC management to advance the collective pursuits of the area somewhat than enable infrastructure challenges to undermine public confidence in the Federal Government.
The organisation, nevertheless, clarified that Ndigbo did not hate President Tinubu, acknowledging infrastructure investments by his administration in the Southeast, together with the reported N248 billion federal highway funding in Ebonyi State. It additionally recognised the infrastructure duties being undertaken by the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi.
Ohanaeze insisted that federal highway investments should be inclusive, stressing that developments in Ebonyi might not justify the continued neglect of crucial highways connecting Imo, Abia and Anambra states to main business locations.
It consequently urged Tinubu to direct Umahi and the Federal Ministry of Works to prioritise the three highways, insisting that emergency rehabilitation and a credible reconstruction programme ought to begin earlier than the Christmas travelling season. It additionally challenged Uzodinma to urgently have interaction the President and the Works Minister to guarantee that the area’s infrastructure calls for obtained rapid consideration.
The organisation maintained that the folks of the Southeast deserved protected roads, financial alternatives and accountable governance, insisting that the Federal Government should transfer past guarantees to ship rapid motion, including that the highways should be fastened and the folks’s issues addressed with out additional delay.
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