Dennis Agbo
9 January 2009
Enugu — LOCAL Government Areas' Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) will remain low and insignificant if both the states and Federal governments continue to overlook infrastructural developments in the hinterlands.It will even become worse in areas where some of the council areas are inaccessible and lacking in any commercial or industrial setup.
Council Chairman of Isiuzo local government area in Enugu State, Dr. Sam Ugwu made these statements while fielding questions on the performance of his one year local government administration in the state.
Dr. Ugwu, a former University Don, stated that a council area like Isiuzo cannot talk about IGR since according him, even the only beehive Ehamufu commercial market in his LG patronized by neighbouring Benue and Ebonyi States is dwindling because of non-existence of good roads.
"Our IGR is too low because visitors don't come to Isiuzo because of bad roads. All the entry points into the council area are too bad and they break vehicles down. Whether from Ugwogo, Nkalagu or Nsukka areas, they are all inaccessible and so you cannot talk about IGR in a place like that.
"If the roads are okay, small scale businesses will crop up. Road is a catalyst for any enterprise. Even fish ponds we cannot engage in because evacuating the products is cumbersome," lamented Ugwu.
The council boss however said that succour may come the way of his area if the Enugu State governor, Sullivan Chime and the Federal Government fulfill their 2009 appropriations on constructing the respective federal and state roads that lead to the council area.
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