Abia State

Abia State Government Ask PermSecs & Directors With Over 8 Years Of Service To Proceed On Compulsory Retirement

Abia State Government Ask Directors With Over 8 Years Of Service To Proceed On Compulsory Retirement Abia State government has directed directors in the Abia State Civil who have spent up to eight years as directors to immediately proceed on retirement. A statement by the Head of Service, Mrs. Joy Maduka dated September 19, 2023 said the government has approved that Permanent Secretaries and Heads of Service would only hold office for a term of four years, subject to renewal based on performance. The statement however, maintained that directors must compulsorily retire after 8 years. The affected Permanent Secretaries and…

Sep

2023

You Are Friendly To The Judiciary, Abia CJ Commends Governor Alex Otti As 5 Abia High Court Judges Get Official Cars

Abia State, Good Governance, Judiciary

You Are Friendly to the Judiciary, Abia CJ Commends Governor Alex Otti as 5 Abia High Court Judges Get Official Cars. "This is the first time the Judiciary will be getting what is due to her in full". Those were the words of Her Lordship, Justice Lilian Agbai three months ago during her birthday celebration hosted in her honour by Abia State Government. In line with the promise of His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti to ensure that Abia judges and other officials of the Judiciary are treated with dignity and properly taken care of as a way of upholding their…

Sep

2023

Abia Government Press Release: Gov Otti Appoint New Officers

September 19, 2023 Press Release: APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, hereby announces the appointment of the following persons into the underlisted positions: Kingsley Nkemakolam Agomoh – GM, Umuahia Capital Development Authority Justice K. C. Nwankpa (Retired) - Ombudsman Prof. Udochukwu Ogbonna - Chairman, Board of Internal Revenue (Subject to Confirmation of Abia HOA) Dr. Lilian Ezenwa - Senior Special Assistant, Ease of Doing Business Prof. Vincent Eze Onwe - Provost, Abia State College of Education, Technical, Arochukwu Mr. Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu - Principal Secretary/Chief Strategy Officer Godson Anucha - Senior Special Assistant, Labour Relations…

Sep

2023

Gov Otti Visits Family Of Beheaded Labour Party Chieftain, Tasks Security Agencies On Arrest Of Culprits

Abia State, Crime, Good Governance

GOV OTTI VISITS FAMILY OF BEHEADED LP CHIEFTAIN, TASKS SECURITY AGENCIES ON ARREST OF CULPRITS Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, at the weekend paid a condolence visit to the family of the beheaded Labour Party (LP) chieftain, Mr. Maduka Zachery, at Umuchioke-Ezieke, Akpukpa, Uturu, in Isuikwuato Local Government Area of the State. Speaking during the visit, Governor Otti regretted the unfortunate incident and urged the bereaved family to take heart. He said that the deceased was a committed party man, adding that the loss was not just that of the immediate family but to the party and entire…

Sep

2023

Honour To An Icon: Governor Otti Visits Sam Mbakwe’s Wife, Says Mbakwe’s Achievements Remain Unequaled

Honour to an Icon: Governor Otti Visits Sam Mbakwe's Wife, Says Mbakwe's Achievements Remain Unequalled. The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR has visited the wife of the revered former Governor of Old Imo State, Late Dr. Sam Mbakwe, Mrs. Victoria Sam Mbakwe at their hometown, Avutu-Obowu, Imo State. Speaking during the visit, the highly elated Abia Governor poured deserving encomium on the late Mbakwe, describing him as a great and visionary leader, whose achievements in the old Imo State remain unequalled. Governor Otti restated his resolve to advocate for and embrace the proactive leadership style of the…

Sep

2023

SOS To Dr. Alex Otti And The New Abia Government To Urgently Re-establish Road Links Between Ohafia And Arochukwu LGAs – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere

Abia North, Abia State, Works

AN SOS TO DR. ALEX OTTI AND THE NEW ABIA GOVERNMENT TO URGENTLY REESTABLISH ROAD LINKS BETWEEN OHAFIA AND AROCHUKWU LGAS. Let me first felicitate with Abians and congratulate His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti on the laudable milestones already achieved in 4 months of doing things differently since the departure of Ikpeazu and his gang of thieves. We have reasonably being witnessing a consistency in infrastructure improvements especially in Aba, the Enyimba city with the addition of three more roads in the list of completed roads projects this week which has taken the total tally in Aba alone to about…

Sep

2023

Governor Otti Condemns Killing Of Labour Party Chieftain In Abia, Directs Security Agents To Fish Out Killers

Abia State, Crime, Security

Governor Otti Condemns Killing of Labour Party Chieftain in Abia, Directs Security Agents to Fish Out Killers. The Governor of Abia state Dr. Alex Otti OFR, has condemned in strong terms the killing of a Chieftain of the Labour Party, Mr. Maduka Zakari, at Uturu, in Isuikwuato LGA of the State by yet to be identified assailants. Governor Otti described the gruesome murder of Mr. Zakari who was beheaded by his killers as insane, barbaric and vicious, and called on security agents from different security agencies to swing into action and ensure that whoever was involved in the killing, directly…

Sep

2023

4,700 Pensioners On Free Medicals In Abia, As Gov Otti Orders Restoration Of Power Supplies To Government Offices

4,700 PENSIONERS ON FREE MEDICALS IN ABIA, AS GOV OTTI ORDERS RESTORATION OF POWER SUPPLIES TO GOVT OFFICES Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has directed immediate restoration of power supplies to all government offices and facilities in the state. This comes as the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ngozi Okoronkwo, disclosed that no fewer than 4,700 pensioners in the state have been enrolled to receive free medical treatment in both the primary and secondary health facilities across the state, under the state’s Health Insurance Sheme. Those so far enrolled are pensioners, who, prior to retirement from the civil…

Sep

2023