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Dec

2023

We Are single-minded About Routing Out Crime, Criminality In Abia – Gov Otti

WE ARE SINGLE-MINDED ABOUT ROUTING OUT CRIME, CRIMINALITY IN ABIA - GOV OTTI Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, says his administration is single minded about routing out crime and criminality to ensure that Abia remains safe. Governor Otti stated this on Tuesday while declaring open, a one day 'Sensitisation Campaign Against Cultism and Drug Addiction in Nigeria', organised by the Abia State Orientation Agency (ABSOA) and held at the Michael Okpara Auditorium, Umuahia. According to the Governor, "No amount of alcohol, drug addiction or whatever it is that one had consumed would justify any action taken that is…

Dec

2023

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Governor Otti Condoles With Victims Of Fire Outbreak In Aba, Calls On Abians To Apply Safety Measures

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash

Governor Otti Condoles With Victims of Fire Outbreaks in Aba, Calls on Abians to Apply Safety Measures. The Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR has condoled with Victims of the fire outbreaks that happened in two markets in Aba which led to the loss of wares and other valuables belonging to some traders. Governor Otti is pained that such misfortune befell traders at a time of serious economic challenges in the country, and called on traders in different markets in the state and residents of Abia as a whole to apply the best of safety measures…

Dec

2023

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Abia People Deserve All We’re Doing For Them – Gov Otti

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Politics

ABIA PEOPLE DESERVE ALL WE'RE DOING FOR THEM, IT'S NO FAVOUR - GOV OTTI …As Gov Uzodimma describes Otti as "One of our finest" Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, says the people of Abia deserve all the dividends they are getting in terms of infrastructural development and prompt payment of salaries and pensions. Governor Otti declared that by providing these benefits of good governance for the citizenry, he was not doing the people any special favour but simply carrying out the responsibilities of government. This is just as the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has congratulated Abians…

Dec

2023

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Abia State University Teaching Hospital Regains Full Accreditation, As Medical Council Praises Gov Otti

Abia State, Good Governance, Health

ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL REGAINS FULL ACCREDITATION, AS MEDICAL COUNCIL PRAISES GOV OTTI The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has restored the accreditation of the Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH) to graduate medical students, close to three years after the accreditation was withdrawn. The good news was communicated to the Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, by the Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo, late Thursday night, after the Accreditation Team of the MDCN, who had been in Abia to inspect the state of facilities and other prerequisites had concluded their visit and reached a…

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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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 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…