The Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Barr. Okey Ezea, yesterday, identified the deplorable state of the Otukpo-Obollo Afor-Opi-9th Mile Road as the cause of food insecurity in Southern Nigeria.
The Senator who said that the attention of the Federal Government has been drawn to the road through motions moved by the lawmakers from the Senatorial District added “The cost of transporting a full trailer load of yam from Zaki Biam in Benue State to Southern Nigeria is higher than the cost of the yam because of the bad state of Otukpo-Obollo Afor-Opi-9th Mile Road. We are hungry in Southern Nigeria because of the current condition of that road.
“I co-sponsored a motion with my brother colleagues from Enugu North, Hon. Dennis Agbo, Hon. Stainless Nwodo and Hon. Sunday Omehia on the “Need for Federal Government to fund the rehabilitation of the Otupko, Obollo-Afor,9th Mile Road. I have equally presented a Bill to Establish Federal Medical Centre Obukpa, Nsukka and the Bill has passed First Reading.