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A viral video showed Senate's Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, inspecting a bridge in Ebonyi Local Government Area, during which he and an expatriate contractor flagged a failed section of the structure being built by the State's Ministry of Infrastructure and Concession. According to the Ebonyi indigenes under Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural in the Diaspora (AEISCID), the bridge episode was only the latest evidence of a pattern that has defined the Nwifuru administration.

And what is this pattern, you ask? Well, the group mentioned 2-kilometre roads in several communities that the government has since admitted were cancelled over poor execution, to the Vanco flyover tunnel that has remained uncompleted for close to three years. They also referenced a report alleging that a N6.2 billion contract for the construction of model classroom blocks across the State was awarded to a crony, noting that the report remains unrefuted.

But what does this mean for Ebonyi state? The indigenes say the administration's preoccupation with a second term will prove more wasteful given his failure to deliver visible infrastructure over three years in office. They've called on Governor Nwifuru to redirect his attention to supervising the numerous projects without completion.

The Ebonyi State Fiscal Responsibility Act No. 3 of 2008 requires the government to apply a legal instrument in case of defaulting contractors. The indigenes have warned the House of Assembly to activate the available legal instruments, including impeachment, if the governor is found to have breached the law.

According to the group's President, Ambassador Paschal Oluchukwu, the governor's focus on re-election means the state is left with numerous unfinished projects. They've expressed disappointment over the administration's response to accountability questions, which they say was met with billboards bearing the slogan '4+4=8', implying that the governor has already assumed a second term.

### ## Specific Background Facts

- The Senate's Deputy Chief Whip is Senator

Onyekachi Nwebonyi.

  • The state's Ministry of Infrastructure and Concession is led by Engr. Abara, Commissioner for Infrastructure Concession.
  • Ebonyi State Fiscal Responsibility Act No. 3 of 2008 requires the government to act in case of defaulting contractors.
  • The N6.2 billion contract for the construction of model classroom blocks across the State remains unrefuted.
  • A 2-kilometre road in several communities was cancelled over poor execution.
  • The Vanco flyover tunnel has remained uncompleted for close to three years.

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'Ebonyi has become a huge construction joke under Gov. Nwifuru,' the group said, adding that most projects approved under the governor’s watch were single-bid awards to newly registered firms with no verifiable addresses.

This story has a direct connection to Nigeria; the indigenes live in Ebonyi state and are calling on the state government to focus on completing abandoned projects rather than seeking re-election.