A youth association known as Ugu Youths for Developmental Change (UYDC) yesterday strongly condemned what they describe as the fraudulent inauguration of a non-existing Abraka-Oben Road by the Minister for Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh.
Addressing the press on behalf of the group, the coordinator Osabueki-Omazenoghadue Osemwenkhae, stated that the road in question does not exist in their locality, labeling the act as a “calculated attempt” to cover up the long-standing neglect of their communities by the ministry and its affiliated agencies, including the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
According to the UYDC, their area, which consists of over 13 communities in Ugu Ward, has been overlooked for years despite being home to Oben Oil Field, which holds the largest gas deposit in West Africa.