Anambra community cries out over dearth of water, access roads
THE people of Isiagu community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State have appealed to the Federal and state governments to come to their aid by providing potable water and access roads, which are virtually non-existent in the area.
They made the appeal through their traditional ruler, HRH Igwe Augustine Nwankwo (Igwe Agu) who spoke during a press conference ahead of the 2017 New Yam festival yesterday.
According to the community, “we need clean water for drinking and other domestic and industrial needs. Sinking of borehole here is tasking, consequently, it’s only in my palace that there is a borehole in the whole community and everyone fetches from it.
“We, therefore, appeal to the state and national assemblies, Anambra State and Federal Governments to assist us. We have the Obizi stream as well as the Ezu River where water could be taken, purified and reticulated within the community.”
With regards to the community’s need for inter-connecting access roads, the monarch listed the roads to include the Isiagu-Ezinator-Ring Road and the Isiagu-Amansea-Orumba Road, adding that as a farming community, where many industries now come to source for raw materials, the importance of these roads cannot be over emphasized as they make for easy access and evacuation of farm produce all year round.
On its new yam festival, Igwe Nwankwo said prizes have been lined up for the top three farmers with the biggest size of yam, which usually served as morale booster for others to strive to win in subsequent year.
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