By Ewa Innocent, The Sight News
Abakaliki: Ebonyi State Executive Council has condemned the killing of a soldier at the boundary between Uburu in Ebonyi state and Mpu in Enugu state by yet unidentified gunmen, and urged the security agents to make every efforts to arrest the perpetrators of the dastardly act and bring them to justice.
This forms part of the resolutions reached at the state weekly Executive Council meeting, held at EXCO chambers, new government house, Abakaliki.
Briefing newsmen after the meeting the State Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Barr. Uchenna Orji, also announced that Council noted the renewed hostilities between the people of Isinkwo Ukawu and Abomege communities over a disputed piece of land and directed the stakeholders of the area to work closely with the security agents with a view to identifying those responsible for the renewed attack, despite government resolution on the disputed land.
Other resolutions reached at the EXCO meeting include; approval on the construction of Oferekpe-Obvuduechi-Oyege-Ndufuku Road (2KM) at the cost of N243,881,751.65 at Izzi LGA on Direct Labour.
Construction of Ndanmbo–Enuakobo–Umuchima Road (1,078 km) at the cost of N121,999,361.24 at Uburu Ohaozara LGA on direct Labour.
“Additional works on the Edda Flyover bridge were approved by EXCO on 14/12/21 with an arithmetic error. EXCO considered and approved the new amount of N625,911,912.40 as against N468,892,640.00 earlier approved for the additional work at Edda flyover.
Others are the construction of Etaa Umuchima Road (1.379km) at the cost of N182,783,644.97 at Ohaozara LGA on direct Labour.
On the approval of land for development of residential hostels in Ebonyi state university, Orji said, “Exco considered and approved a request to designate a part of the Ebonyi State University land measuring 634,880.767m2 for Private Sector Development, under Public Private Partnership arrangement.
“The total area of the built up portions at the said Ebonyi State University permanent site land is measured at 10,000.89m², while the total area of unbuilt up area is measured at 534,890.967m².
According to the Information Commissioner, EXCO noted that it had on 31st August 2017 approved that 63.48 hectares of land which originally belonged to EBSU be ceded to Ebonyi State Government for development of residential Layout.
