9th May 2020
*Engr. Chris Emeka Azubogu* - the member representing Nnewi North, Nnewi South and Ekwusigo Federal Constituency has hailed the collaboration between his office and that of *Hon. Jerry Alagbaoso* – the member representing Orlu, Orsu and Oru East Federal Constituency of Imo State in the House of Representatives that resulted to the rebuilding of the collapsed Amaruru/Ezinifite boundary bridge by FERMA (Federal Road Maintenance Agency).
*The newly built bridge connecting Imo and Anambra communities replaces the colonial bridge which collapsed since 2018. Recalling the genesis of the collaborative effort between him and his colleague, Azubogu said that they were perturbed and prompted to act by the setback to economic activities suffered by users of the collapsed bridge from the two sister states.*
The rebuilding of the collapsed bridge which links Amaruru in Orsu LGA of Imo State (which Hon. Alagbaoso represents in the Green Chamber) with Ezinifite in Nnewi South LGA of Anambra State which falls into Azubogu’s federal constituency was curried through legislative intervention.
*"Our legislative collaboration brought FERMA to the site and today, the bridge can be said to be 95% completed. I doubt if one could have achieved the feat all alone without both of us collaborating. And I thank Alagbaoso for standing up when it mattered most for our two states"* Azubogu said.
The Anambra born federal lawmaker went on to explain that the importance of the bridge can be viewed from the prism of the role it will play in strengthening interstate trade and the attendant boost on the economy of the region.
*"As federal lawmakers, we consign more energy to fixing issues that will help the country. That was why we strived to see that this bridge is fixed. This is also in line with my parliamentary focus which centers on energizing the economy and building growth blocks through parliamentary engagements."* Azubogu said.
*The lawmaker, otherwise called #MrProject called for interstate* development collaboration among Governors in order to expand interstate economic activities. His words:
*"We have to redefine Inter-Governmental Relations, especially at the State/State and State/Federal levels in a manner that will be anchored on sharing development burden to speed-up economic growth. Sometimes, it will take two or more states to build project(s) that will drive their State economy; in which case I want to see our state governments look beyond their immediate boundaries"* he said.
Meanwhile, feelers reaching our media office indicate that community leaders from both communities have expressed their heartfelt appreciations to the enterprising federal lawmakers for feeling their pains and attracting FERMA to rebuild the collapsed bridge.
*#HelpIsComing*
*#AzuboguConversation*
*#MrProject*
*#BigIdeas*
*#UrasiBridge*
*#Ezinifite*
*#Amaruru*
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