By James Eze (eziokwubundu@gmail.com)

The government of Anambra State is currently experimenting with a new technology that will lead to the construction of longer lasting roads in the state.
Speaking at a demonstration of the use of the technology on the short road linking the state secretariat complex to Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka on Thursday, the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano revealed that the new technology is expected to boost his administration’s effort to find a lasting solution to the challenge of building roads that would stand the test of time in the state.

Said he: “We just want to experiment with this short and busy road and see how it can withstand heavy traffic before we can begin to adopt it for internal roads within the urban and non-urban areas,”
Speaking further, Governor Obiano explained that after the experiment, the road would be placed under close observation for six months to see whether it would withstand heavy traffic.

“And if we eventually are convinced that such is the case, then we will begin to apply the technology in the construction of roads in the hinterland and other areas,” he assured, pointing out that the test being done on the short stretch of road was at no cost to the state government since it was a demo.

Offering further insight into the experiment, Mr. Telforn Soden, the engineer representing West Incorporate; owners of the technology, explained that the product was a road stabilizer which had been in use in many parts of the world. “We built roads in South Africa that have been there for 25 years. All that may be required is just resurfacing. We have built roads in Turkey, Sudan, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia and many parts of Eastern Europe,” he explained.

Earlier in his opening remarks, the Commissioner for Works, Chief Law Chinwuba had explained that the new technology was expected to drive down the cost of constructing roads in the state by 50 percent.
Pointing out that the government decided to adopt the technology as part of fulfilling its mantra of doing-more-with-less, Chief Chinwuba observed that Anambra has the best network of roads in the country but what the state had to figure out was the way to maintain the roads.

He commended governor Obiano for funding the purchase of new road maintenance equipment up to the tune of N100m and assured that road maintenance teams were currently deployed across the three senatorial zones where they are patching up all broken roads and filling potholes.


http:///forum/general-discussion/anambra-adopts-new-technology-long-lasting-roads

Nice one. And pls can some of you stop this igbo or yoruba ish? It's getting stale and childish.

In case anyone forgot? WILLIE IS WORKING!

meezynetwork:
Nice one. And pls can some of you stop this igbo or yoruba ish? It's getting stale and childish.

I'm starting to lose hope. It makes no sense!

construction companies dey give us demo roads
we rock
ten years from now, oour businesses will be back home i bet
willie is not just working, willie is another name for good governance
this is a good example of how igbos will destroy themselves if they exit nigeria
nonsense SW media that almost succeeded in making us believe we igbos hate each other
look at anambra enugu ebonyi abia and imo even delta see the peace we have there?
yet they claim otherwise
God bless obiano although he was voted to do what he is doing now

Anambra my heritage

Oh i love my governor

Nice one. .

He is a true leader. The man of the people.

Akpokuo dike!Odogwu nwoke! The man that extinguished criminals and kidnappers from anambra permanently. Ride on.We the good people of Anambra state are solidly behind you.

Is there any technology that can withstand all these red soil and erosion?

weedcrusha:
Is there any technology that can withstand all these red soil and erosion?

the red soil is as a result of high level of iron the soil. It's a common site in southern nigeria. The advantage is that the soil is sticky and can last long.

Erosion is a common issue in nigeria not just the East. Just of recent a man was complaining after losing his house to Erosion in Lagos.

Yes, the technology is still in trial we hope we get wonderful results

stabilizers has been used for several yrs to construct roads, esp by Julius Berger. that is their secret additives.

Nigeria soils are known to shift and bitumen will expand quickly than asphalt.

Julius Berger has been using the secret in additives since 1900. that is why when they finished their roads, they are not as dark as the others and they last longer because they have already decreased or even eliminated the chances of skidding.

dnt sweat it: Construction is my profession!

raker300:
the red soil is as a result of high level of iron the soil. It's a common site in southern nigeria. The advantage is that the soil is sticky and can last long.

Erosion is a common issue in nigeria not just the East. Just of recent a man was complaining after losing his house to Erosion in Lagos.

Yes, the technology is still in trial we hope we get wonderful results

stabilizers are not 'trials'... the result is all over the world. the only problem is that Nigerians are not privy to this secret chemical. most Nigerian roads are constructed without these additives. And that was why Julius Berger has been almost the leading road construction company for decades! We all say their road lasts longer: but the secret is the additives. the stabilizers!!!

Anambra always in the news for the good I envy that state oh.Delta State where are thou?

So there is erosion in south west.
I laugh in sawhili

Ejanla07:


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/01/erosion-renders-20-families-homeless-in-ogun/


http://ogun.citynewsline.com.ng/news/senate-committee-on-works-inspects-gullies-erosion-sites-across-ogun-state


http://dailyindependentnig.com/2016/01/erosion-ogun-residents-cry-help/

http://www..com/news/257498/ogun-begins-owode-egba-erosion-site-rehabilitation.html

http://www.ajol.info/index.php/gjes/article/view/2394

Erosion is a southern problem we should stop allvtgis jibe throwing. We suffer it the same way the Igbo people suffer it.

YourMrBoo:
So there is erosion in south west.
I laugh in sawhili

Yes so Wat?

That Buhari estate for Ogun no be red mud?

Ejanla07:


Yes so Wat?

But I thought south west doesn't have erosion sites?
Is just funny finding out south west has a good number of erosion sites too.

#peace lol

Chai this is the type of man I would love to come out under President rather than that big idiot Rochas thar man needs to enter anambra to see how development is done obiano finished a bridge in months but owelle own is years stupid man Abagworo come and see real governance rather than Imo State governor travelling around the world saying he is bringing investors let him keep deceiving himself

Ejanla07:


https://www.nairaland.com/2499845/sophisticated-erosion-menace-sw-published


http://weircentreforafrica.com/2015/02/20/shoreline-erosion-vis-a-vis-sea-level-rise-ayetoro-ondo-state-nigeria/

https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/AlexanderDecker/impact-of-erosion-on-street-roads-a-case-study-of-sijuwade-area-akure-ondo-state-nigeria

Anambra State
It is a known fact that Anambra State is one of the most ecologically damaged states in Nigeria. Erosion has rendered many homeless and made areas of fertile land useless while still threatening to eat-up the 4844km2 area of the states.

Over the years, huge financial resources have been sunk into erosion management and control in Anambra and there is still no abatement for the menace in the state. Anambra is 2nd with respect to population density in Nigeria. With population and erosion rapidly expanding, a future might exist in which they would not be enough land to cater for the expanding population.

At present, most of the erosion management has focused largely on post-erosion management, which does not recover lost land or properties as it mostly stops erosion site from spreading. We need to change approach and lay more emphasis on pre-erosion management. Most of the factors, which affect erosion in the state are natural and look insurmountable, but with dedication it is largely controllable.

In pre-erosion management the erosion is tackled head on before it even occurs and hence easily averted. Anambra has to invest funds in reading and controlling the early stage of erosion and monitoring each site and checking up any signs of splash, sheet and rill erosion quickly.

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/09/erosion-in-anambra-state/

Abia State
......Abia is one of the states that is seriously devastated by gully erosion and the environmental concern has made successive administrations in the state to solicit the assistance of the Federal Government in curbing the ecological menace. The state has always been striving to X-ray the ecological problem to the appropriate authorities at any given opportunity......

Read more at http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/sunday/index.php/comment-debate/6355-curbing-the-menace-of-erosion-in-abia#rGgxBEyhXrijQWWo.99

Imo State
Many residents watch the earth move, pulling down homes, cutting off roads and leaving them in despair. OKODILI NDIDI reports on the ravages of erosion in Imo State

It sometimes looks like a horror movie in slow motion. Right before their eyes, roads and farmlands are being washed away. Some communities are being cut off, houses buried in red earth. In some places, residents of threatened homes peer down in horror on the huge gulf created by that seven-letter word: erosion.

Most communities in Imo State are coping rather badly with the phenomenon. Displaced residents have been suking, unsure when the terror will end.

http://thenationonlineng.net/the-rage-of-erosion-in-imo/

Enugu State
Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime has said that the state has the highest number of erosion sites in Nigeria. Governor Chime said this through his deputy, Rev. Raphael Ifeanyichukwu Nwoye, in an address at the launch of the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP).
He said efforts by state and local government areas as well as constituencies to control gully erosion, before now were at best partially or temporarily effective for reasons that included improper road designs, inadequate drainage systems and poor solid waste management.
Chime said other reasons include destructive and unsustainable land use practices that removed protective vegetation cover, over grazing, deforestation, cultivation of marginal lands and uncontrolled mining for building materials and climate change challenges

Read more at http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/daily/news/36879-enugu-has-highest-number-of-erosion-sites#iUGkLgXxYeD4utfU.99

Ebonyi State
Ebonyi State and the Federal Government have teamed up to tackle erosion, perhaps the worst environmental threat in the region.

The collaboration is considered a strong step forward by the Dave Umahi administration because erosion ravages most parts of the state, especially Afikpo North, Afikpo South and Ohaozara local government areas.

http://thenationonlineng.net/ebonyi-fed-govt-fight-erosion/

Ejanla07:

Erosion is a southern problem we should stop allvtgis jibe throwing. We suffer it the same way the Igbo people suffer it.

Please bring the news in full details....

From Ogun,osun,ekiti,ondo,oyo

Another news from omambala .com with the link censored.

YourMrBoo:


Please bring the news in full details....

From Ogun,osun,ekiti,ondo,oyo

I'm not here for dick measuring contest.
It's embarrassing wen my Yoruba brothers talk about erosion as if it's exclusive to the south east states.
We 'should also voice out our problems so help can come our way. If we claim its exclusive to south east we should bear in mind any donor agency will also think it's south east problem. They receive help while we hide our suffering

cool

Nice one

LOL! When A Northerner Goes Out On His First Date (Photo)

Okay.

interesting