Abia State

Jun
05
2026
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Abia 2027: One Week, One Trouble- But Otti Remains The Man To Beat – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia 2027: One Week, One Trouble- But Otti Remains The Man To Beat – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics
ABIA 2027: ONE WEEK, ONE TROUBLE — BUT OTTI REMAINS THE MAN TO BEAT Anyone who encountered Professor Anezi Okoro’s unforgettable novel, One Week, One Trouble, will remember Wilson Tagbo—the energetic schoolboy who appeared incapable of completing one peaceful week without creating a fresh crisis. Before one trouble could be resolved, another would arrive. There was always a new adventure, a new explanation and a new promise that the next week would somehow be different. As the 2027 Abia State governorship contest begins to take shape, the political environment is gradually resembling a modern adaptation of One Week, One Trouble.…
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Jun
05
2026
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Before You Ask Abia To Change Direction, First Answer The Hard Questions – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Before You Ask Abia To Change Direction, First Answer The Hard Questions – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance
BEFORE YOU ASK ABIA TO CHANGE DIRECTION, FIRST ANSWER THE HARD QUESTIONS Dr. Kelechi Anosike and his supporters are fully entitled to criticise Governor Alex Otti. Opposition is an essential pillar of democracy, and the question concerning the permanent seat of government deserves a clear response from the administration. However, a Government House controversy cannot become a convenient hiding place for politicians who have no convincing answers to the deeper questions confronting Abia State. A Government House is an administrative facility. It is not the government itself. Government is measured by what reaches the people: functioning roads, improved hospitals, better…
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Jun
04
2026
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Otti: When Good Governance Makes A Leader A “CULT FIGURE” – By Casmir Echebiri

Otti: When Good Governance Makes A Leader A “CULT FIGURE” – By Casmir Echebiri

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance
OTTI: WHEN GOOD GOVERNANCE MAKES A LEADER A “CULT FIGURE” By Casmir Echebiri I have been to Aba two times this 2026. On both occasions I was told something that tickled me and also made me think. I visited the city to print some T-shirts on those occasions for one of my friends aspiring for a political office from the ruling APC. After the printer had finished printing on the first day, I donned one of shirts, trying to see if he did a good job. After wearing it and was critiquing it, with my brother who resides in Aba…
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Jun
04
2026
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The Career Politicians Dilemma: When Support For Otti Becomes Development Capital- By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

The Career Politicians Dilemma: When Support For Otti Becomes Development Capital- By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance
THE CAREER POLITICIAN’S DILEMMA: WHEN SUPPORT FOR OTTI BECOMES DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL There is a quiet but very important conversation going on in Abia politics today. It is not always said openly, but it is whispered in political circles, community meetings, private phone calls, party gatherings and village discussions. Some career politicians are asking: “We supported this government. What have we benefited?” On the surface, the question sounds familiar. In Nigerian politics, it is almost a standard expectation. A politician supports a candidate, spends money, mobilizes voters, attends meetings, prints banners, fuels vehicles, feeds supporters, protects polling units, and after victory,…
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Jun
04
2026
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Wetin Concern Me? TechRise Series And The Common Man On The Street – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Wetin Concern Me? TechRise Series And The Common Man On The Street – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance
WETIN CONCERN ME? TECHRISE SERIES AND THE COMMON MAN ON THE STREET By Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke There is a question that rises from the street whenever government announces a programme with big English, big banners, big ceremonies and big promises. It is not always asked in anger. Sometimes, it is asked in confusion. Sometimes, it is asked in poverty. Sometimes, it is asked from the mind of a young man who has searched for work until his shoes have become tired. Sometimes, it is asked by a woman in the market who does not hate technology but simply does…
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Jun
03
2026
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Akaekpuchionwa Movement, Amaekpu Ohafia Chapter Holds Solidarity March For Ikenna Ukwa

Akaekpuchionwa Movement, Amaekpu Ohafia Chapter Holds Solidarity March For Ikenna Ukwa

Abia State, News Flash, Ohafia LGA
AKAEPUCHIONWA MOVEMENT, AMAEKPU CHAPTER HOLDS SOLIDARITY MARCH FOR IKENNA UKWA The Members of the Akaepuchionwa Movement, Amaekpu Ohafia Chapter, yesterday staged a solidarity march in support of Hon. Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa, the All Progressives Congress, APC, flagbearer for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency ahead of the 2027 general election. The procession, which toured the Amaekpu community and environs, was organized to demonstrate the group’s backing for Chief Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa's House of Representatives bid. Addressing supporters at the end of the march, the Amaekpu Chapter President of the Movement founded by APC chieftain in Abia State, Chief. Dr. Sam Anya-Akaekpuchionwa said…
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Jun
03
2026
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When Arithmetic Catches Fever, Propaganda Calls It Accountability- By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

When Arithmetic Catches Fever, Propaganda Calls It Accountability- By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance
WHEN ARITHMETIC CATCHES FEVER, PROPAGANDA CALLS IT ACCOUNTABILITY Some people now wake up, invent their own road-cost formula, divide public expenditure by fantasy kilometres, and call the result “facts.” Wonderful. So because someone wrote ₦250 billion, he has suddenly become the World Bank, Julius Berger, Ministry of Works, quantity surveyor, civil engineer and asphalt prophet in one Facebook post. He says ₦250 billion “should have delivered 250km of virgin roads.” According to who? According to TikTok engineering? According to beer-parlour procurement mathematics? According to the same people who watched Abia roads collapse for years and suddenly discovered “international standard” after…
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Jun
02
2026
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Signature Bank And Abia Funds: What The Available Facts Show – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Signature Bank And Abia Funds: What The Available Facts Show – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, CBN/Commercial Banking, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance
SIGNATURE BANK AND ABIA FUNDS: WHAT THE AVAILABLE FACTS SHOW The controversy around Signature Bank and its alleged connection to Abia State Government funds has continued to attract public attention. At the centre of the debate is the claim that the bank is being used as a preferred destination for major government accounts. However, the available clarification now in the public space presents a different picture. According to the information provided, the major Abia State Government accounts are reportedly domiciled in other commercial banks, not Signature Bank. The Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, account is said to be with UBA.…
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Jun
01
2026
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The Bridge Of Hope: Linking Two States, Two Destinies And Two Economic Futures – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

The Bridge Of Hope: Linking Two States, Two Destinies And Two Economic Futures – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance
THE BRIDGE OF HOPE: LINKING TWO STATES, TWO DESTINIES AND TWO ECONOMIC FUTURES A bridge is never just a bridge. In the life of a community, a bridge is memory, movement, market, family, security, livelihood and hope. It is the quiet infrastructure that allows a farmer to reach the market, a trader to reach customers, a child to reach school, a patient to reach care, a family to remain connected, and an economy to breathe. This is why the bridge linking the Arochukwu axis of Abia State to Ini Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State must be understood beyond…
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May
30
2026
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The Rise And Rise Of God’s Own State: A Panoramic Series On The New Abia Government @ 3 – By Engr. Chief Odo Ijere

The Rise And Rise Of God’s Own State: A Panoramic Series On The New Abia Government @ 3 – By Engr. Chief Odo Ijere

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance
A PANORAMIC SERIES ON THE NEW ABIA GOVERNMENT @3: The Rise and Rise of God's Own State. By Engr. Chief Odo Ijere Light eventually came at the end of the tunnel for Abia State with the inauguration on the 29th of May, 2023, of Governor Dr. Alex Otti of Labor Party. A combination of factors and political coalition across the state played out during the election to outplay and overwhelm the incumbent PDP government in the state. The political tsunami during the election occasioned by the Obidients, the civil servants, market women, civil society organizations, social media roller-coaster, youth and…
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