The Governor Rochas Okorocha-led
Imo State Government has bowed to the pressure of the Catholic Church,
restoring Assumpta Avenue street name.
The news circulated yesterday
that the Government had renamed some popular streets in Owerri, including the
Assumpta Avenue to names such as Buhari Road, Sam Mbakwe and Azikiwe.
The State’s Commissioner for
Information, Prof. Nmandi Obiaraeri, announce the restoration of Assumpta
street’s name on Wednesday.
Obiaraeri said it was never
government’s intention to rename the said strategic road, which spans from
Assumpta Cathedral and terminates at Warehouse Roundabout.
He said, “Assumpta Avenue is
symbolic for both religious and historic reasons in Imo State, and these facts
are not lost on the government and people of Imo State.
“All inconveniences occasioned by
the initial oversight or error of wrongly installing a Street sign, suggesting
a renaming of the street is highly regretted.”
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