The Federal Road Maintenance Agency, FERMA has appealed to Abia <\/a>residents and other road users on Aba-Azumini highway to avoid any act that may destroy the newly completed work on the road.<\/p>\n FERMA, which spoke through Suleiman Mohammed Omonowo, South-East 2 Zonal Director, warned that burning of tyres during festivities would destroy the road.<\/p>\n Speaking on the highway during the inspection of the road, Omonowo said that harmful practices by youths and other community members on new roads contribute to the failure of some roads across the country.<\/p>\n \u201cOur advice to the road users, especially the indigenes is to protect the road from destruction. Let nobody come and destroy it or be burning tyres in the name of celebration.<\/p>\n \u201cThis portion of the highway was in critical and terrible condition, a death trap to commuters and villagers before FERMA intervened\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n Omonowo expressed satisfaction with the quality of job done by the contractor that handled the work, saying that the Catch Pit constructed in the project would prevent overflow of water.<\/p>\n He said that the road which connects Aba and some other communities in Abia <\/a>up to Cross River State, carries heavy traffic of vehicles, hence FERMA\u2019s intervention.<\/p>\n The South-East 2 Zonal Director, who said that his office is in charge of Ebonyi, Abia <\/a>and Cross River States, urged Nigerian construction companies to do more in quality delivery, to be able to effectively challenge foreign construction companies.<\/p>\n Also speaking, the Federal roads maintenance engineer, Abia <\/a>State, Festus Okafor said FERMA workers are not suffering harassment or other forms of violence from youths and other villagers in Abia <\/a>State during their operations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n