A socio-political group in Rivers State, has condemned the alleged abduction of expatriates working on the Trans Kalabari Road by yet to be identified gunmen along the Sama Road in Asari Toru Local Government Area on Thursday, September 9.
Speaking to newsmen in Port Harcourt the Rivers State capital, the President General of Project Democracy, Gloria Boma Harry, said it is unimaginable that faceless miscreants would perpetuate such heinous acts to undermine the development of the Kalabari region, thus truncating the developmental efforts of the Nyesom Wike led Government.
She observed that if the reports making the rounds about the kidnap of the expatriates working with Lubric construction company are confirmed to be true, it could hinder the pace of work and further aggravate the sufferings of Kalabari people.
Harry wondered what the motive behind such despicable act could be and called on traditional rulers and politicians to convoke an assembly to address this menace and prevent any future reoccurrence that could negatively impact on the socioeconomic sector of the Kalabari Kingdom.
Recall that the flag off ceremony for the first phase of the construction of the Trans Kalabari Road held on June 24, 2021, in Degema Local Government Area, where to the delight of Kalabari people, Governor Wike, announced that the Rivers State Government had signed an irrevocable mandate with the bank to transfer N1billion on a monthly basis to the construction firm during the duration of the construction work.
This announcement was greeted with wild jubilation, because for the kalabaris, it was a dream come true. The scope of work, according to the project description, will kick off from Krakrama and by just one bridge connect over six major communities of Omekwe, Tariama-Angulama-Omekweama-Krakrama in Asari Toru Local Government Area with spurs to Sangama and Minima.
