EBONYI, FEBRUARY 4, 2017 – The Ebonyi Government on Friday appealed to the Federal Government to refund N35 billion it injected in the rehabilitation of federal roads in the state.
Gov. Dave Umahi made the appeal during a courtesy call by the Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Babatunde Fashiola who was on a two-day working visit to the state.
Umahi, who lamented the lean resources of the state, said that the FEderal Government had only refundedtwo billion Naira out of N35billion it injected in the projects.
He appealed to the minister to assist in fast-tracking the reimbursement process, which he said, received Presidential approval before the intervention.
“You have been a governor, and you know that Ebonyi has always carried last in Federal Allocation and we are appealing to you to help us recover the money, ” Umahi appealed.
He said that the state had intervened in a number of federal roads in the areas of maintenance, rehabilitation and construction of new ones.
The governor listed some of the roads intervened to include; Okigwe-Afikpo, Ukawu-Abomege, Uburu – Mpu – Ishiagu, Ohaofia-Oso Edda, among other roads.
