In a small yet historic occasion, the Minister for International Trade and Investment & Yangoru-Saussia MP Richard Maru, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 6km road that will connect Kwarabri 3 and Ambukanjah village in the Yangoru-Saussia District of East Sepik Province. This road, once completed, will help up to 1,000 cocoa farmers in that area to access the market and it will also address lawlessness by enabling the police to apprehend criminals who use the area to hide from the police because the area is mountainous and without road access. Minister Maru said the Yangoru-Saussia District Development Authority (DDA) had already paid the contractor mobilization funds and work is expected to start this week on this new road that will cost K400,000 to complete. He said this is a big investment and the people of Kwarabri and Ambukanjah must be prepared to make some serious changes. “The time for the criminals to hide here is over. Let’s clean up the Sikau range and let the services flow. You have waited 50 years for this road, so I expect you to cooperate with the contractor and the DDA so we can get this road completed before September 16th. You already have power lines and electricity in Kwarabri 1 and now you’re getting a road, and you will also get a bridge. When the nation celebrates 50th Anniversary of Independence, you will also have a reason to celebrate,” added Minister Maru.