Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has appealed to transporters and traders blocking the road along the Holy Ghost Cathedral area in Enugu to desist from causing traffic gridlock in that area or be ready to face the wrath of the law.
The governor made the appeal when addressing transporters and traders in the area while on an on-the-spot visit in the area.
The governor noted that he had received ceaseless reports of road blockade in the area and its attendant cause of delays on emergency cases of attending to patients of Mother of Christ Hospital in the area.
He further ordered that the “u-turn” spot in the area which also contributes to road congestions be put out of use to enable patients’ access medical treatment, especially during emergency in the hospital.
In a brief remark, a staff of the hospital Rev. Sister Ignacia Okafor commended Governor Ugwuanyi for his method of governance in the state, describing it as government with human face.
According to her, often pregnant women deliver along the road on their way to the hospital because of blockade of the road to the hospital.
She regretted that transporters have refused to settle at designated park in the area but choose to park on the road.
Governor Ugwuanyi had also earlier donated two utility hiace vehicles to organized labour in the state, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in keeping with his promise to the unions.
The governor who was represented by the State Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, Barr. Emeka Okeke in a speech after the presentation of the vehicles at the Government House, Enugu assured that he would continue to identify and partner organized labour in the state to enhance service delivery.
In their separate speeches, the state TUC Chairman, comrade Chukwuma Igbokwe and his NLC counterpart, comrade Virginus Nwobodo expressed happiness that the gesture would ease their transportation challenges.
They added that the relationship between the state organized labour and the state government would continue to increase to enhance productivity.
