{"id":80908,"date":"2021-05-19T11:42:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T10:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=80908"},"modified":"2021-05-19T11:42:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T10:42:52","slug":"happening-now-heavy-protest-hits-akwa-ibom-youth-block-major-roads-no-vehicle-movements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/happening-now-heavy-protest-hits-akwa-ibom-youth-block-major-roads-no-vehicle-movements\/","title":{"rendered":"HAPPENING NOW!! Heavy Protest Hits Akwa Ibom, Youth Block Major Roads, No Vehicle Movements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">According to reports reaching\u00a0<a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1621505752189000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHEIVRqxTqhCl__QKjZFUh_7Qo-Mw\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\">pointblanknews.com<\/a>\u00a0<wbr \/>the main route connecting Ikono in Uyo Local Government Area and Abak has been fully taken over by the protesting teenagers.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAccording to our source, the governor, Udom Emmanuel, has constructed a new flyover at the Ekom Iman intersection on the road. Vehicles were diverted to another road leading to Abak and other local government units in that axis while the flyover was being built.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the heavy vehicular traffic, the road became impassable, and the affected villages\u2019 pleas to the governor to fix it fell on deaf ears.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to our source, the new flyover is set to open\u00a0<a dir=\"ltr\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\">on May 29<\/a>, however the road remains in a horrible state due to the construction of the flyover.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe teenagers of Ikono and Abak have joined forces to conduct a demonstration this morning (Wednesday). How can the governor demolish our state\u2019s only major thoroughfare, which connects many local governments, and then want to commission the flyover before restoring our roads as he found them? We\u2019re going to blockade all of the routes and wait for (governor) Udom to arrive \u201cone of the demonstrators remarked.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Attempts to contact the state Commissioner of Information were unsuccessful since his phone number was unavailable at the time of publication.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports reaching\u00a0pointblanknews.com\u00a0the main route connecting Ikono in Uyo Local Government Area and Abak has been fully taken over by the protesting teenagers. 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