The Anyichuks Media Team has challenged Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, to provide verifiable evidence to support his claim that his administration has completed over 1,000 kilometres of roads across the state.
The governor reportedly made the claim during the flag-off of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign in Ebonyi State, where he also highlighted the administration’s much-publicised two-kilometre road project in every community.
Reacting to the declaration, the Anyichuks Media Team described the figure as one that requires public scrutiny, insisting that infrastructure achievements should be established through verifiable records rather than political speeches and campaign declarations.
The team said it was concerned that despite the governor’s claim, several communities across the state, including Ezzagu and Nkalaha, continue to grapple with deplorable road conditions and poor access to essential services.
“Road construction is not an abstract achievement that can be established through speeches, political slogans or applause at campaign rallies. Roads are physical infrastructure that citizens can see, inspect, measure and assess.
“We therefore challenge Governor Nwifuru to publish a comprehensive list of the roads his administration claims to have completed, indicating their locations, lengths, contractors, procurement and bidding processes, certificates of completion and payments made.
“Let Ebonyians independently verify these claims,” the statement said.
The Anyichuks Media Team further questioned the impact of the two-kilometre-per-community road initiative, citing concerns over the quality of work executed in Ezekuna, where it said the standard of construction had raised questions about durability and value for public money.
The team also expressed concern over the difficulties faced by rural residents, particularly women, who continue to encounter challenges accessing healthcare facilities because of poor road infrastructure.
It said the governor’s claim had raised a fundamental question that deserved an answer: Where are the 1,000 kilometres of completed roads?
“Ebonyians deserve to know the specific communities where these roads were constructed, their lengths, the amounts expended and whether the projects meet acceptable engineering standards.
“Public infrastructure projects must be open to independent verification. It is not enough to announce impressive figures without providing the necessary documentation to substantiate them.”
The team challenged the governor to make the relevant project records available for public scrutiny, stressing that transparency and accountability remain fundamental obligations of any government entrusted with public resources.
It added that the people of Ebonyi State deserve measurable development and properly executed infrastructure projects, not figures that cannot be independently verified.
“Governor Nwifuru should publish the roads and allow the facts to speak for themselves. Ebonyians deserve answers, not just political declarations,” the statement concluded.
SIGNED:
ANYICHUKS MEDIA TEAM
