Ishiagu: A mining company has commenced an 8 kilometre road construction work along Ubegbu-Onuavia in Ihietutu Community, Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi. The work is being sponsored by the mining company, Ambertone Logistics Company, operating in the area.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, Mr. Ebuka Iwuji, a top management staff of the company, stated that the project was awarded at the cost of N3 billion to an indigenous firm, FELJESON Nigeria Ltd. He mentioned that the project, with a four-month completion period, is scheduled for delivery in December. The road stretches from the Ihietutu town hall at UBEGU to the company’s mining site at Onuavia and aims to provide access to farming areas among other benefits.
Iwuji highlighted that the project, which is already witnessing site activities including drainage construction on both sides, is not part of their Community Development Agreement (CDA). He emphasized that it is an additional gesture from the company to support their host community. The project was awarded to a company owned by an indigene of the community and is fully funded by Ambertone Logistics. Upon completion, it is expected to significantly improve the movement of farm produce and enhance development in the area.
Iwuji further added that Ambertone Logistics is committed to infrastructure and human capital development in line with its obligations to the host community. He stressed their responsibility to ensure improvement in the socio-economic and infrastructural well-being of the community, noting that the road project would also ease access to the mining site and open up the community for further development.
Community members expressed their appreciation for the project, describing it as ‘a people-oriented project’. Mr. Bernard Chukwu, a community leader, said the project would transform agricultural and commercial activities in the area, stating that farmers will find it easier to transport their produce and traders will have better access to the markets. Mr. Jeremiah Okoro, another resident, lauded the company’s contributions to youth empowerment, security, peace, and infrastructure in the area. Mr. Kingsley Onyebuchi described the project as a demonstration of the company’s goodwill, expressing hopes for the company’s prosperity.
