By Okey Maduforo,
Correspondent, Awka

But Fred Chukwuelobe, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Chris Ngige on Media and Publicity, described the development as unfortunate and regrettable, saying it is normal to witness burst pipes and destroyed NEPA and NITEL cables during such exercise.

Chukwuelobe, however, said the construction company involved would see to the repairs of the cable, adding that it is not the intension of the state government to deny Anambra peoples of effective communication services.

He noted that the inability of the state government to continue water supply in Onitsha was also occasioned by the burst pipes during road construction and promised that it would be repaired in no distant time.

Speaking through a statement signed by the territorial manager of NITEL in the State, U.J Nwafor said “ the optic fibre, underground cable network destroyed so far by construction firms along the Nkpor Junction in Onitsha has resulted in the disruption of NITEL services to Awka, the state capital and some parts of Onitsha.

Nwafor described the damage as a deliberate act as NITEL staff were on site and showed them the route yet the damage was done. He appealed to their costumers to bear with NITEL as teams of engineers are working round the clock to restore service.