Sir: The demand for a pedestrian bridge at Mgbarakuma / Apumirri Market junction, Ubakala South Local Government Area of Abia State has become an urgent matter.  Every other day, the said junction behind Mgbaraku in-between Apumirri market has caused so many serious casualties as well as sending lots of people to their early graves (both young and old) when crossing the well constructed and widely built expressway.

One way leading to Aba-Port Harcourt City, while the other way to the right heading to Umuahia town, the capital territory of Abia State, there lays the death trap because there is no pedestrian bridge for the people or motorcycle riders popularly known as okada to cross the road. The people of Mgbarakuma, particularly always find their destinations through this very wide expressway, where their villages and homes are located for decades. Meanwhile, let us believe that it might be that it escaped the minds of those who constructed the express road to build a pedestrian bridge for the people.

I therefore, plead to the good government of Abia State, Constituency representatives both in the Senate and House of Representatives and the chairman, Ubakala South Umuahia Local Council of the state to please do everything possible to save the people from untimely death on the expressway. As the incoming government, let the pedestrian bridge be the first public assignment of the governor and its cabinet members will do for the people of Ubakala South Local Council.

Okwuchi Victoria Onyegbule wrote from Lagos State.