Anebi
The Nigeria-Cameroon border motor park construction site is now overgrown with weeds.
The Etung LGA of Cross River State embarked on the project last January 2025 when they cleared the entire expanse of land and deployed machinery to commence construction work.
The international motor park site is situated along the Ikom-Mfum border road, a few distances into Cameroon.
There are outcries and worries by motorists, traders and international travellers who were initially excited over the project given the volumes of trade and travels between the state and Cameroon Republic.
A visit to the site at the weekend showed how the site of the facility has been overtaken by bush and reptiles.
In an interview, a farmer on Effraya Road, Etomi, in the Council area, Mr Anthony Attah expressed sadness over the seeming abandonment of the project five months after it was commenced.
“I had considered the project a laudable one, and had commended the Council chairman, Henry Anom for the initiative, considering the economic importance of such a park to the LGA, taking advantage of the Cameroon borders.
“Barely four months after the excavation of the land, the place has become a bush again.”
A business man and cocoa farmer, Everlasting Eriom also lamented the apparent discontinuation of the project which he believed would have eased his tasks and boost his cocoa sales.
Eriom said, “Whatever are the reasons for the abandonment, let the administration of Henry Anom note that this is about the only visible project that would etch his name in history books and has the capacity to raking up Council internal revenues.”
Reacting in a statement, the Supervisor for Finance in the Etung LGA, John Ogar explained that the project has been mired in controversy and legal tussle.
“The Executive Chairman of Etung LGA, Henry Anom, conceived the initiative of giving Etung a unique Motor Park Facility as a border local government. Unfortunately barely days after excavating the site to kickstart actual development, we were slammed with a court injunction, as previous administration had given out the parcel of land without proper documentation to guide the current dispensation, so we can’t fight the court.
“We only have to obey the law while we fine-tune measures to have things work out.”
Weeds take over site of proposed border park facility in Cross River
