By Daniel Tyokua
The chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Maikalangu on Tuesday performed the ground breaking ceremony to mark the commencement for the rehabilitation of Gosa township road in the council.
Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of the road project, Maikalangu said , as a responsible government that addresses the yearnings of the people, it is the responsibility of his administration to meet the needs and aspirations of the electorate.
He added that AMAC residents will enjoy dividends of democracy and feel the impact of good governance within their various communities.
“I am very glad to be here this morning to perform this ground breaking ceremony as we flag off the commencement of the construction of the Gosa township road along the Airport road axis of the council.
“As a responsible government that responds to the yearnings of his people, we count it imperative to initiate this project to meet the demands and aspirations of the electorate within the benefiting community.
“In line with our vision and passion for my dear people of AMAC, I will continue to say it again that bringing rural renewal project, such as this, to our communities will enable residents to enjoy the dividends of democracy and feel the impact of good governance and prosperity, which we are committed to promote.
“I wish to emphasis here that this project conforms with the campaign promises we made before our election.
“We promise development, development and more development across the 12 electoral wards of the council in the best interest of the people.
“I recall that during my election, I promised to run an open and inclusive government; an administration where citizens are entitled to contribute especially on areas of deciding on the type and form of projects they desired.
“In that regard, most of the projects we celebrate today, especially road construction, falls within the preferences of the largely disadvantaged rural communities.” said Maikalangu.
He added: “The need to provide basic infrastructures such as this cannot be over-emphasised. It makes life much easier as it facilitates meaningful lives, enhance commerce and enables residents to carry out their economic activities and improve their living conditions without stress.
“To this end, we have focused more on roads construction and rehabilitation within one year of this administration even though we have also strived in the provision of rural electrification, water and educational development, among others.
“It may interest you to note that as part of the roads revolution we are celebrating today, we can boast to have provided over ten (10) asphalt legacy roads across the three zones of the 12 political wards of the Area Council, ALL ready for commissioning.
“They include: the construction of roads within Kpegyi community; Damagaza Village; Wumba village, and Gwagwa (by Police Station). In addition, we have FULLY completed the Dutsen-Garki; Jikwoyi, Unguwan Sarki access road (Orozo), Mabushi ongoing access road, as well as the Iddo-Sarki access road project not far from here.”
