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Dec

2023

Late Onoh Chukwuma Richard Laid To Rest Last Night After Some Traditional Cleansing In Ututu, Arochukwu LG

Abia man, Late Mr Chukwuma Onoh who committed su!cide by taking Sn!per a pois0nous substance was laid to rest last night after some traditional cleansing. He hails from Ututu, Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State. May God console his family.

Dec

2023

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Abia State Government Will Launch 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem Today

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Security

ABIA STATE GOVERNMENT Special Announcement: The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, wishes to invite the following persons to join him at the launch of the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem. DATE: Thursday, December 14, 2023VENUE: Michael Okpara Auditorium, UmuahiaTIME: 11a.m. prompt Those invited are: The Deputy Governor, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu Members of the National Assembly (From Abia State) The Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly Members of Abia State House of Assembly The Chief Judge of Abia State The President, Customary Court of Appeal, Abia State All Commissioners The Head of Service The Chief of Staff…

Dec

2023

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Highlights Of The Abia State 2024 Budget Estimate As Presented By Gov. Alex Otti To The State House Of Assembly

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Politics

Highlights of the Abia State 2024 Budget Estimate as Presented by Gov. Alex Otti to the State House of Assembly… Total budget estimate : Five Hundred and Sixty-Seven Billion, Two Hundred and Forty Million, Ninety-Five Thousand, Nine Hundred and Seventy-Two Naira. Capital Expenditure: N476,011,317,893.00 (excluding the capital component of Statutory Transfers). This figure represents 84% of the entire budget envelope. The bulk of this sum would be spent on road infrastructure, building and equipping of new schools and hospitals. Recurrent expenditure: N91,228,778,070.01 representing 16% of the budget envelope. Budget provision to cater for increase in the state salary package as…

Dec

2023

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Making A Clear Difference: Being Speech By Governor Otti To Abia House Of Assembly During 2024 Budget Presentation

Abia State, Economy, Good Governance, House Of Assembly, Politics

MAKING A CLEAR DIFFERENCE Being the Text of a Speech Presented by Governor Alex Otti to the Abia State House of Assembly on the Occasion of the Presentation of the Draft of the 2024 State Budget on December 12, 2023 at the House of Assembly Complex, Umuahia Protocol, I stand before you, Mr Speaker, Honourable Members, fellow Abians, friends and well-wishers with a great sense of responsibility, grateful for the sacred honour to present the 2024 budget proposal to this Honourable Assembly and offer our people at home and in the diaspora, an insight into our holistic plans and programmes…

Dec

2023

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Gov Otti Signs Greater Aba Development Authority Bill Into Law

Abia State, Good Governance, House Of Assembly, Politics

NEWS Otti signs Greater Aba Development Authority bill into law Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has signed into law the Greater Aba Development Authority and Other Related Matters bill.Otti revealed this at the signing ceremony on Monday in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area. He described the new law as being in tandem with the rebuilding agenda of his administration.He said that the new law would be aimed at facilitating socioeconomic development in Aba and the state at large.He said: “Everyone, who had followed the process of the campaign and election would remember that we had said that…

Dec

2023

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Government Special Announcement: Gov. Otti Did Not Order The Arrest Of Anyone Or Group In Connection With The Reconstruction Of Port Harcourt Road, Aba.

Abia State, News Flash, Works

Government Special Announcement Our attention has been drawn to a trending social media report wherein the authors, for whatever purpose, alleged that Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, had some young people and elders arrested after he allegedly invited them for peace talks in Umuahia. The fact of the matter is that Gov. Alex Otti did not at any time order the arrest of anyone or group of people in connection with any remote or immediate event before and after the flag off of the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Port Harcourt Road in Aba. To begin with, majority of Ndi…

Dec

2023

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Abia State Ministry Of Environment Fixes Date For December 2023 Clean-Up Exercise

Abia State, Environment, News Flash

11th December, 2023 Good evening, my respected Colleagues. The information below ought to have been shared during the Exco Meeting of today, but couldn't because of the way it ended. It is a soft reminder to encourage Us to participate in this month's environmental sanitation exercise of Saturday 16th December, 2023. One remarkable thing which distinguishes this month's activity, is that it is taking place at a period of great festivities in Abia State. For this reason, the Abia State Ministry of Environment, will conduct this month's clean- up exercise a week to the Christmas Day. I, therefore, solicit your…

Dec

2023

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We Are Making Deliberate Efforts To Retain Our Best Brains In Abia – Being Speech Delivered By Gov Otti At The Burial Of Elder Kalu Uke Kalu At Isiugwu Ohafia

Abia State, Good Governance, Obituary

WE'RE MAKING DELIBERATE EFFORTS TO RETAIN OUR BEST BRAINS IN ABIA - GOV OTTI Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has called on Nigerian political leaders to make deliberate efforts to ensure that the best brains are retained in service in the country and not allowed to migrate to other countries in search of greener pastures. Governor Otti, who said his administration's policies are geared towards making Abia conducive for people and businesses to thrive, spoke at the funeral service of one of Nigeria's foremost chartered accountants, Elder Kalu Uke Kalu, on Saturday, at Isiugwu, Ohafia. Speaking during the…

Dec

2023

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Gov Otti Was A Special Guest At Methodist College Centenary Celebration, Presented Award To 99 Years Old Former Student Of The College

Abia State, Education

Gov Otti Was A Special Guest at Methodist College Centenary Celebration, Presented Award To 99 Years Old Former Student Of The College Alex Otti was a Special Guest as Old Boys of Methodist College Uzuakoli Celebrated the 100 Years Anniversary of tthe Prestigious Methodist College Uzuakoli. Governor Otti was joined on the occassion by his amiable wife, Mrs. Priscilla Otti and some members of the state executive council .

Dec

2023

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Gov Otti Charges Permanent Secretaries On Good Working Relationship Commissioners, Other Officials

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Politics

GOV OTTI CHARGES PERMANENT SECRETARIES ON GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH COMMISSIONERS, OTHER OFFICIALS Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has charged the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries in the state to take advantage of the opportunity offered by the two-day Executive Retreat organised for them by the government to sharpen their skills, in order to meet the requirements of their office. Governor Otti gave the charge on Friday at the ongoing retreat for the new Permanent Secretaries and their Commissioners, holding at PANYU Hotels, Aba. He enjoined the Permanent Secretaries to maintain a good working relationship with their commissioners, as…