Residents of Owan West and neighbouring communities are set to benefit from a major road construction project as the Edo State Government’s 42.3-kilometre Ozalla–Uhomora road project prepares to extend into the local government area, with Chairman Aikpokpo Enahoro pledging full council support.
The Executive Chairman of Owan West Local Government Council, Hon. Chief Aikpokpo Enahoro, KSC, gave the assurance after receiving the engineering and construction team handling the project at the Council Secretariat.
The meeting was attended by the Vice Chairman, Hon. Thomas Ale; Head of Local Government Administration, Sunny Henry Unigbokhai; and Supervising Councillor for Works, Uangbaoje Anthony Ohiomokhia.
The project covers a strategic route connecting three local government areas—Esan West, Owan West and Owan East—along the Iruekpen–Ozalla–Uhomora–Sabongida-Ora–Afuze corridor.
According to the council, construction has already commenced in the Esan West axis, while the project team is making preparations to extend operations from Uhomora towards Ozalla, bringing the construction activities into Owan West.
The contractors visited the council leadership to seek institutional cooperation and support ahead of the commencement of work within the Owan West section.
Responding, Enahoro assured the team that the council would provide the necessary cooperation and make relevant arrangements to facilitate the smooth commencement of construction.
“This road is a prayer answered for our people. We will give the contractors every support they need. Our people have waited long enough,” the chairman said.
He described the project as an important intervention capable of improving connectivity, transportation, trade and social interaction among communities along the corridor.
For residents and businesses in the benefiting communities, the road is expected to improve movement between settlements, ease the transportation of agricultural produce and strengthen access to markets and other essential services when completed.
The route is also significant because it connects communities across local government boundaries, making cooperation among the affected councils and the state government important to the successful execution of the project.
Edo State Government’s 2026 Citizens’ Budget separately lists the reconstruction of the Ujemen–Iruekpen–Ozalla–Sabongida-Ora–Afuze road as one of its major infrastructure investments, confirming the administration’s broader road development programme along the corridor. However, the council’s press release identifies the current project as the 42.3-kilometre Ozalla–Uhomora undertaking.
While the announcement has raised expectations among residents, attention will now turn to the actual commencement and pace of construction in Owan West, the quality of work delivered and the eventual completion of the entire route.
For communities that have long sought improved road access, the project represents an opportunity to strengthen economic activities and regional connectivity, provided the construction progresses as announced.
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