More than a year after the collapse of Igwu Bridge, Ndi Ebe Abam
indigenes in Abia state say they have been going through untold hardship to survive on a daily
basis. This is due to their inability to convey their farm produce such as yam,
rice, garri, palm oil, plantain, banana, maize, pineapples, vegetables
to markets in neighbouring towns like Ozu Abam, Bende and Umuahia.
To
make the matter worse, most traders from Abia and Imo States that used
to go to Ndi Ebe Abam Eke market have stopped going there due to the
fact that no vehicle enters there.
According to Miss Ada Dike, a journalist and an indigene of the town,
"some of Ndi Ebe Abam's indigenes who normally park their vehicles
beside the Igwu River are having it rough as unknown persons always
vandalise their vehicles before dawn."
Ndi Ebe Abam people appealed to the able and hard working governor of
Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, to help them build a modern bridge that
will last longer than the former one which was made with irons and
planks and maintained by the indigenes for many years. They also
implored the government to help them construct the road which has been
neglected for years.
Igwu bridge in Ndi Ebe Abam collapsed
on Tuesday
afternoon, July 1, 2014, when 25 tons tipper carrying gravel plied on
it. It is the only motor-able road and link through which Ndi Ebe Abam
indigenes (mostly farmers and teachers) used to connect with other
towns.
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