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Oct

2023

Human Capital Development, Our Key Focal Point – Abia Deputy Governor, Ikechukwu Emetu

Human Capital Development, our key Focal Point———Deputy Governor, Ikechukwu Emetu. The Deputy Governor of Abia State Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu has emphasized the State Government’s readiness to invest in Human Capital Development as one of the key points of Dr. Alex Otti’s led administration. He disclosed this during the Official Inauguration of the Abia State Human Capacity Development Council at the Deputy Governor’s office, Government House, Umuahia. The Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planing, Hon Kingsley Anosike in his speech explained that the council is targeted at increasing investment on the people, to improve the human capital indices of the State…

Oct

2023

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Abia State: Over 50 Decomposed, 20 Headless Bodies Recovered Around Lokpannta Cattle Market – Gov. Otti Reveals

Abia State, Abia North, Good Governance, Security

Over 50 Decomposed, 20 Headless Bodies Recovered Around Lokpanta Cattle Market – Gov. Otti Reveals Abia State Government has discovered over 50 decomposed dead bodies, over 20 headless bodies, and countless human skeletons all around Lokpanta Cattle Market in Umunneochi LGA of the State. The Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti disclosed this during his monthly media chat tagged “Governor Alex Otti Speaks to Abians”, held in Government House, Umuahia. He assured that his government is committed to tackling the issues of insecurity headlong without minding whose ox is gored. Governor Otti said that prostitution, narcotics trade, and other criminal…

Oct

2023

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Lokpanta Market: Governor Otti Desirous Of Protecting Life And Property – Ferdinand Ekeoma (SA, Media & Publicity To Abia State Governor)

Abia State, Good Governance, Security

Lokpanta Market: Governor Otti' is Desirous of Protecting Life and Property. Few days after Governor Alex Otti met and had discussions with the leaders of Umunneochi and the leaders of Hausa/Fulani Community respectively, we continued our solution-finding meeting when representatives of Abia state government led by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Pastor Caleb Ajagba, PhD, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Navy Commander McDonald Ubah Rtd,, Special Adviser on Home Land Security, Mr. Chukwunenye Alajemba and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma met with the leaders and representatives of the Hausa/Fulani community from…

Oct

2023

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Gov Otti Wants NDDC To Complete Abandoned Projects, Intervene In Erosion Menace In Abia State

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash

GOV OTTI WANTS NDDC TO COMPLETE ABANDONED PROJECTS, INTERVENE IN EROSION MENACE IN ABIA STATE Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has called on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to urgently intervene in controlling erosion menace ravaging parts of the state. Governor Otti also urged the intervention agency to complete all abandoned projects it had embarked upon in the state. The Governor made the call on Friday when he received the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the NDDC, Dr. Sam Ogbuku and some Directors of the Commission who paid him a working visit. Ogbuku told Governor Otti that…

Oct

2023

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Gov Otti Chairs Third General Security Council Meeting

Abia State, Good Governance, Security

GOV OTTI CHAIRS THIRD GENERAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, on Friday chaired the third general security council meeting of the state. The meeting had in attendance heads of all the Federal Government security agencies in the State including the Army, Navy, Police and Department of State Security (DSS). Also in attendance were heads of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Immigrations and Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC). Others at the meeting were senior government functionaries led by the Deputy Governor, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu. They include the Secretary to the State Government, Prof.…

Oct

2023

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Straight From The Heart: The Antagonists Of The New Abia – By Dave Uma

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

THE ANTAGONISTS OF ABIA POLITICS. The Antagonists of Abia politics are those who lost hold of power in ABIA, and still rue over such loss. They are hell bent in ruining the efforts of the present administration clandestinely or by whatever means possible. Sometimes, when I ruminate over some of the issues and tissues of life during my quiet moments, I often wonder what would have become the fate of the people of Abia State, had the status quo ante on the political landscape of Abia been sustained. Let me push it out further clearly, and unambiguously: Supposing PDP had…

Oct

2023

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Political Opinion: Pre-Empting Governor Otti’s Mayors – By Godwin Adindu

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Politics

Preempting Governor Otti’s Mayors. By Godwin Adindu Governor Alex Otti has chosen a name for the incoming headship of the Local Government administration. He called them MAYORS and then leaked part of the profile of the expected MAYORS. Recent administrations in Abia State called them Transition Council Chairmen (TC Chairmen) but the governor has decided to rebrand them. Not only in name but also in profiling and symbolism. Remember that Governor Otti is a change maker and his administration is a total departure from the past. Remember that there is a new Abia and “old things are passed away; behold,…

Oct

2023

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Otti Emerge The Best Performing Governor In Nigeria

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance

ABIA STATE GOVERNOR DR. ALEX OTTI OFR, EMERGE THE BEST PERFORMING GOVERNOR IN NIGERIA The Abia state Governor, Alex Otti has emerged as the Best Performing Governor in Nigeria. This is according to a poll conducted by Arise Television co-anchor, Rufai Oseni on X. On Sunday, October 22, Oseni took to his X page (formerly Twitter) to ask Nigerians on who is the best performing Governor. He wrote; "Who is the best performing Governor/ Rate the performance of your state Governor?" After 100 days in office Alex Otti recorded some modest achievements in different sectors. Immediately he assumed office, he…

Oct

2023

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“In Everything You Do, Please Be Consistent. I Commend My Brother Eze Chikamnayo For Being Consistent In His Notorious Ways.” – Ferdinand Ekeoma(SA,Media & Publicity To Gov Otti)

Abia State, Good Governance

In everything you do, please be consistent. I commend my brother Eze Chikamnayo for being consistent in his notorious ways. When I first heard the statement credited to him some years ago in which he boasted that he is "a very shameless man" and that anyone criticizing or attacking him is simply helping him, I realised the need not to waste time on him anymore. Nnanna jisike, unfortunately this your present hustle is such a very herculean task because, we no dey give shishi. SPECIAL ADVERT PROMO FOR 2023 IGBA-OTOMU, IGBA-UCHE, IGBA-EKPE, IGBOTONMA AND IZA-AFA This is a special promo…

Oct

2023

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Abia Says No Plan To Send Northerners Packing, Insists Cattle Market Non-Residential.

Abia State, Good Governance, Security

ABIA SAYS NO PLAN TO SEND NORTHERNERS PACKING, INSISTS CATTLE MARKET NON-RESIDENTIAL Abia State Government has described as false news making the rounds that it has directed Northerners, who live and conduct their businesses at the Lokpanta Cattle Market, around the Enugu-Umuahia-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway by Umunneochi, to leave the state. The government said there was no iota of truth in the fake news as those Northerners "are the second and third generations of Igbos" living in Lokpanta. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Navy Commander Macdonald Ubah (rtd), made this clarification while briefing Journalists at the Government House,…