Meanwhile, an enforcement team led by the Anambra State Physical Planning Board, on Friday, commenced marking structures to be demolished in Okpoko, Ogbaru Council Area.
The exercise was in line with the administration of Professor Chukwuma Soludo urban renewal effort in Okpoko, Ogbaru, Council Area, its environs, and the State in general.
Speaking on the occasion, the leader of the enforcement team and the Executive Chairman of the Board, Barrister Chike Maduekwe, explained that the major challenge in the area is that many people blocked the waterways, especially the Sakamori drainage.
Barrister Maduekwe noted that the blockages prevent water or flood from emptying into the River Niger when it rains, which results in flooding, causing lots of damage.
The team which had the Master Plan of Okpoko sited the area from the Second Niger Bridge, and it was established that over two hundred structures were blocking the road, drainages, and waterways.
The Chief Surveyor, Anambra State Physical Planning Board, Mr. Somto Atuenyi, said that the board remains focused and committed to the mandate.
Some of the residents expressed joy that the Governor kept his promise, and prayed to God to help him achieve what they described as a genuine desire to transform the state.
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