Erosion, dirt take over Zuba township road
Despite the heightened campaign by governments to ensure a clean environment to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, erosion and dirt have taken over Zuba township road in Gwagwalada area council. Some residents, who spoke with Aso Chronicle, said the road, which links Madalla-Giri and Anguwar London within the metropolis of Gwagwalada has been […]
Erosion and dirt degrade the Angwan T-Junction Road, Zuba, FCT.
Despite the heightened campaign by governments to ensure a clean environment to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, erosion and dirt have taken over Zuba township road in Gwagwalada area council.
Some residents, who spoke with Aso Chronicle, said the road, which links Madalla-Giri and Anguwar London within the metropolis of Gwagwalada has been degraded by erosion.
They said the road lacks proper drainage and was poorly maintained by the council authorities, adding that the first rainfall in the area washed refuse onto it.
A resident, Abdullahi Ibrahim, said the state of the road has been causing untold hardship not only to motorists, but also other residents of the area.
He said many houses were flooded during the first rainfall in the area due to lack of proper drainage.
“Last week’s heavy rainfall has caused serious hardship to not only motorists but residents as their houses were flooded,” he said.
He also said youths in the area mobilised to clear the refuse, adding that the erosion has also caused hardship to motorists.
Another resident, Barnabas Musa, said vehicles found it difficult to ply the road due to the effect of erosion on it.
He said some residents, every rainy season, filled empty bags of cement with sand and used them to block the gullies opened up by erosion and to protect their houses from being flooded. He appealed to the government to, as a matter of urgency, come to the aid of residents of the area.
The Agora or Zuba, Alhaji Mohammed Bello Umar, also expressed concern over the deplorable state of the road.
He said the road served as a bypass and would help transporters and commuters if put in good shape.
He, therefore, appealed to the authorities of the council to liaise with the FCT Administration to ensure that the road is rehabilitated.
Reacting, the vice chairman of the council, Alhaji Mohammed Kassim Ikwa, said they have already assessed the road and has sent a report to the Satellite Towns Development Department.
He also said the council had written to the Ecological Fund Office of the Presidency about the erosion problem facing people of the area and was still awaiting their response.