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From Uchenna Inya, Abakaliki
The Ebonyi State Executive Council has terminated poorly executed two-kilometre road projects across the communities in the state, and those abandoned by contractors after receiving funds.
Commissioner for Information and State Orientation in the state, Chief Ikeuwa Omebeh, made the disclosure to journalists in Abakaliki, the state capital, on the outcome of this week’s executive council meeting.
“Following EXCO’s earlier observation that most of the contractors handling the construction of the 2-km roads had either abandoned the site after receiving payments or executed very poor jobs on the projects, the EXCO, after an extensive deliberation, approved immediate termination of all 2-kilometre roads not yet completed.
“Recall that EXCO, on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, had noted, with dismay, the slow pace of works at the project sites and, consequently, directed committees supervising the project to move to sites, and as well make recommendations for the termination of jobs that were either not seriously ongoing or poorly executed.
“The committees were also mandated to review all payment certificates and certify them before payments are made”, he said.
The commissioner said the council was proposing an executive bill to regulate landlords, tenant rents, and fees charged by house agents in the state, which has increased house and shop rents in the state.
He said when the law comes into force, it will be illegal for any agent to collect a fee exceeding 2% of the total percentage of the rent required across the state.
He said the measure was to ensure that all qualified and registered agents act within the law, to cushion the hardship arbitrary agents’ charges have dealt on the people.
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“Following the state government’s earlier resolve to tame activities of House Agents which has invariably led to exorbitant house rents, particularly in the state capital, EXCO proposes an Executive Council Bill to regulate landlord, tenant rents and fees charged by house agents in the state.
“With this law, it will be illegal for any Agent to collect a fee exceeding 2% of the total percentage of the required rent across the state.
“This is to ensure that all qualified and registered agents act within the law, to cushion the hardship arbitrary agent-charges have dealt on the citizens.
“In the same vein, EXCO proposes an EXCO Bill tagged a BILL FOR A LAW, to regulate the sale of metal and electrical scraps in Ebonyi State and other related matters.
“The bill, when churned into law, is expected to regulate the buying, selling, possession, transportation, and disposal of metal and electrical scraps in Ebonyi State. This is to avoid vandalism, environmental degradation, and promotion of public safety; and for related matters”, Omebeh stated.
On agriculture, he said as a deliberate intervention to consolidate the present administration’s agricultural agenda, and to deepen mechanisation, and enhance productivity among smallholder and medium-scale farmers who constitute the backbone of food system, the council approved the sum of N5 million for the procurement of 250 Agricultural Power Tiller Machines for strategic distribution to farmers across the state, ahead of the 2026 farming season.
“By this intervention, the government hopes to significantly enhance mechanisation, increase productivity, and reduce farming drudgery.
“The initiative is also expected to empower farmers, create employment opportunities, and encourage youth participation in agriculture. Each equipment, by its unit calculation, is expected to cost N2 million only”, he revealed.
