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Oct

2024

We Are Putting Modalities In Place For Payment Of Minimum Wage – Gov. Otti

Abia State, Good Governance, Labour, News Flash

WE ARE PUTTING MODALITIES IN PLACE FOR PAYMENT OF MINIMUM WAGE - GOV. OTTI Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti says his administration is putting modalities in place for the commencement of payment of the new minimum wage by the end of this month. Governor Otti announced this on the occasion of the 2024 World Teachers Day Celebration with the Theme: "Valuing Teachers' Voices: Towards A New Social Contract For Education" He said that the new minimum wage is in addition to the 15,000 naira wage award already paid to Abia civil servants in the past 3 months. He said…

Oct

2024

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Gov. Otti Saddened With The Tragic News Of The Beheading Of Couple In Bende Local Government Of ABIA State

Abia State, Crime, Good Governance, News Flash

PRESS RELEASE: The Executive Governor of Abia State Dr. Alex Otti is saddened with the tragic news of the beheading of a couple in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State. The victims Mr. Jacob Udo and his wife Mrs. Comfort Udo were murdered and dismembered by yet to be identified assailants. Governor Otti is personally pained by such criminal and dastardly act and has directed the security agencies in the State to thoroughly investigate and bring the culprits to book. The Governor on behalf of the Government of Abia State commiserates with the family of the victims and assures…

Oct

2024

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Judicial Panel Of Inquiry’s Assignment Extended As Otti Receives Report Of Panel

Abia State, Good Governance, Judiciary, News Flash

JUDICIAL PANEL OF INQUIRY'S ASSIGNMENT EXTENDED AS OTTI RECEIVES REPORT OF PANEL. Abia state Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has granted an approval for the extension of the work of the judicial panel of inquiry on the recovery of Government properties, funds and related matters to address areas not yet covered. The Governor gave the approval while receiving the final report of the panel. According to the Governor, "Since there are petitions that have not been investigated, more time should be given to the panel to cover such areas instead of abruptly terminating the job of the panel". "I received the…

Oct

2024

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Gov. Otti Attends Pastor Jerry Eze’s Spouse Dr. Eno Eze Birthday Party In Abuja

Abia State, Entertainment, Good Governance, News Flash

Governor Alex Otti attends the birthday celebration of Abia Born firebrand Pastor Jerry Eze in Abjuja (FCT). Pastor Jerry's spouse, Dr. Eno Eze is the Chairman of the Abia State Civil Service Commission. Details Later… Ctz. UKOHA NJOKU UKOHAChief Press Secretary to the Executive Governor of Abia State.04-10-2024.

Oct

2024

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Gunmen Behead Couple In Bende LGA of ABIA State, Police Reacts

Crime, Abia North, Abia State, News Flash, Security

Gunmen Behead Couple In South-east; Police React Gunmen have beheaded a couple in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria’s South-east. Jacob Udo and his wife, Comfort, were attacked and beheaded by the hoodlums in their residence. The incident, PREMIUM TIMES gathered, occurred on Tuesday night in Isiala Community in the local government area. The hoodlums were said to have dismembered the victims’ bodies after killing them. The couple hailed from Itumbuzor, a community within the same Bende Local Government Area of the state. – Police Speak On The IncidentThe police spokesperson in Abia State, Maureen Chinaka, confirmed the…

Oct

2024

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Gov. Otti Commences Construction Of Court Halls Across 17 LGAs

Abia State, Good Governance, Infrastructure, News Flash

GOV. OTTI COMMENCES CONSTRUCTION OF COURT HALLS ACROSS 17 LGAS. In a bid to create conducive environment for the Judiciary, Governor Alex Otti has flagged off the construction of model court buildings across the 17 LGAs of the State. Speaking while performing the foundation laying ceremony at the Umuene Magistrate Court, Isialangwa South LGA, Governor Otti said that the modern court buildings would be replicated across the remaining 16 LGAS of the state. The Governor noted that the project speaks volumes of his commitment to building a community with access to justice, assuring that he will work with the Judiciary…

Oct

2024

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Alex Otti’s Politics 101 In Ohafia LGA, Towards Getting It Right – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba Ohafia)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Politics

ALEX OTTI'S POLITICS 101 IN OHAFIA LGA, TOWARDS GETTING IT RIGHT. The Labour Party by its latest press release of timetable for conducting the party primary election on Wednesday the 2nd of October from the new acting State Chairman, Hon. Emmanuel Nweze Oti, seems to have suddenly woken up to its responsibility as the ruling Party in the State. We should be very careful too, concerning other parallel releases being strayed into the process by rogue elements or impostors claiming to be Labour Party. We have only one Labour Party today headed and promoted by Dr. Alex Otti and Peter…

Oct

2024

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Labour Party ABIA State Timetable/Schedule Of Activities For 2024 Local Government Primary Election In ABIA State

Abia State, News Flash, Politics

LABOUR PARTY ABIA STATE TIMETABLE/ SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES FOR 2024 LOCAL GOVERNMENT PRIMARY ELECTION IN ABIA STATE The party's schedule of activities is slated as follows: 1.Sale of Nomination/ Expression of Interest Forms: Wednesday October 2nd 2024 2.Submission of Completed Forms: Thursday, October 3rd 2024 3.Screening of Aspirants: Thursday, October 3rd, 2024 4.Primary Elections for Chairmen/ Councillors: Friday, October 4th, 2024. Aspirants are advised to adhere strictly to the released schedule of activities as there is no room for extension anymore. Hon. Emmanuel Nweze Otti,Acting State Chairman,Labour Party, Abia State.

Oct

2024

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19.1Km Itungwa-Omoba-Ahiaba, Ubu-Nkwo Elechi Road Project: Gov. Otti Cripples The Clannish Ailment, Rewrites The Errors Of Acclaimed “Son Of The Soil”

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, News Flash, Works

19.1KM ITUNGWA-OMOBA-AHIABA,UBU-NKWO ELECHI ROAD PROJECT:GOV. OTTI CRIPPLES THE CLANNISH AILMENT, REWRITES THE ERRORS OF ACCLAIMED "SON OF THE SOIL" In a significant step towards transcending development to the grassroots, the Abia State Government is set to flag off a 19.1km road, a road stretch that will connect Itungwa, Omoba, Amaise, Amari, Mgboko, Ahiaba Ubi, and Nkwo Elechi Conmunities. By flaging off of this project Gov. Otti has zeroed the claims of the naysayers who has since toed the path of deceit, inciting the Ngwa people againt the Governor, thus alleging that Gov. Otti has never achieved any substantial road project…

Oct

2024

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Partnership That Works For Our People: Being Gov. Otti’s Speech At The Flag-Off Of The Construction Of 19.1Km Itungwa-Mgboko-Amaise-Amairi-Omoba-Ahiaba-Nkwo-Elechi Road

Abia State, Good Governance, Infrastructure, News Flash, Works

PARTNERSHIP THAT WORKS FOR OUR PEOPLE Being the Text of a Speech by Governor Alex C. Otti, OFR, at the Flag-off of the Construction of 19.1Kilometre Itungwa-Mgboko-Amaise-Amairi-Omoba-Ahiaba-Nkwo-Elechi Road on Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at Railway Crossing, Omoba Protocols, Our capacity to effectively make the most of the advantages conferred on us by nature will be determined by the structures and systems we put in place to spur the productivity of the general population, creating incentives for hard work, and commensurate reward for enterprise. We are a hardworking population, blessed with large expanse of arable land, favourable climate and large market…