Oil has just been discovered in Anambra state by Orient Petroleum Resources Plc a company prospecting for oil in the State. Aguleri Otu, is where the oil deposits were struck and where the refinery is located.
The Governor of the state Peter Obi has already directed officials of the state ministry of works to study the possibility of constructing a road and a bridge from Anaku area directly to Aguleri Otu for easy access to the site of the oil facilities.
There is also a plan to have an airstrip in the area for which a committee made up of experts in the aviation industry is already working on.They are optimistic that the breakthrough would offer about 2000 jobs.