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Oct

14

2023

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Port-Harcourt Road Aba: Wabara, Ogah, Offor, Others Hail Governor Alex Otti OFR For Engaging Julius Berger ….Warn Critics

Abia State, Good Governance, Works

Port-Harcourt road Aba: Wabara, Ogah, Offor, others hail Otti for engaging Julius Berger. …Warn critics Abians from different political divides have unanimously hailed Gov. Alex Otti for his courage to award the reconstruction of the Port Harcourt Road Aba to Julius Berger. Otti had Thursday, flagged off the reconstruction of the strategic but long-abandoned 6.8 kilometer road after awarding the contract to JB at the tune of N30 billion. Speaking exclusively with Vanguard, former Senate President and the Chairman Board of Trustees BoT, of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Adolphus Wabara, described the feat as “historic” He said…

Oct

13

2023

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President Tinubu Approves Over 260 Road Interventions Across The 36 States And Abuja

Presidency, Works

President Bola Tinubu has approved more than 260 road repairs across the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Thursday after meeting with President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, the emergency repairs on the 260 roads nationwide will gulp about N217billion. He said the President had also approved more road construction works, including project upgrades. Umahi said the President has also approved the resurfacing of the 3rd Mainland Bridge, construction of Lekki Deep Seaport Road, re-construction of two…

Oct

13

2023

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Gov Otti Flags Off Reconstruction Of Port Harcourt Road Aba, Says Jinx Finally Broken

Abia State, Good Governance, Works

GOV OTTI FLAGS OFF RECONSTRUCTION OF PORT HARCOURT ROAD ABA, SAYS JINX FINALLY BROKEN Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, on Thursday flagged off the reconstruction of the long-abandoned Port Harcourt Road, a major artery that holds immense promise in the economic and social revival of Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia. The currently disused road, which was constructed during the adminstration of the late Sam Mbakwe (between 1979 - 1983) of old Imo State, was once a bustling hub for economic activities but left to deteriorate over the past two decades by successive administrations. Speaking during the event…

Oct

12

2023

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Building On The Solid Rock Of Excellence: Being Speech Delivered By Governor Of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti OFR On The Occasion Of The Flag Off Of The Reconstruction Of Port Harcourt Road, Aba On Thursday, October 12, 2023

Abia State, Good Governance, Works

BUILDING ON THE SOLID ROCK OF EXCELLENCE Being A Speech Delivered By The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex C. Otti, OFR On the Occasion of the Flag Off of the Reconstruction Of Port Harcourt Rd. Aba on Thursday October 12, 2023. Protocols, I’m glad that we are taking yet another strategic step in fulfilling one of my major campaign promises which is to permanently break the jinx of Port Harcourt Road Aba and revive the long-abandoned economic activities along this corridor, activities that once gave Aba a set of peculiar advantages, starting from the early 1980s when our revered…

Sep

28

2023

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Gov Otti Flags Off Construction Of Six-Lane 3.5km Ossah-Okpara Square Road In Umuahia

Abia State, Good Governance, Works

GOV OTTI FLAGS OFF CONSTRUCTION OF SIX-LANE 3.5KM OSSAH-OKPARA SQUARE ROAD IN UMUAHIA Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has formally flagged off the six-lane 3.5 kilometers Ossah-Okpara Square Road, a major artery into Umuahia, capital of Abia. Performing the flag-off on Wednesday at the Okpara Square end of the road, Governor Otti said the reconstruction and expansion project will be extended to Onuimo, by the Imo River, a boundary between Imo and Abia. The Governor promised that the road project will be executed with standard drainage system, street lights and walk ways. He said that the decision to…

Sep

27

2023

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Alleged N54bn Contract Inflation: Counter Accusations Rock Ministry As Reps Committee Summons Director

National Assembly, Works

Alleged N54bn contract inflation: Counter accusations rock ministry as Reps committee summons Director There was drama when the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the slow pace and controversies surrounding the alleged re-award of the Ijebu-Igbo-Ibadan road project commenced hearing. The Hon. Kwamoti Bitrus Laori ad hoc committee had last Thursday, visited the project site in Ibadan, Oyo State, and parts of Ogun State before inviting the Federal Ministry of Works and the contractor for a meeting with the lawmakers on Tuesday. During the investigative hearing, the lawmakers requested the representatives of the Ministry of Works to explain the…

Sep

21

2023

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Umahi Decries Poor East-West Road Construction, Orders Immediate Suspension

FGN, Works

Umahi Decries Poor East-West Road Construction, Orders Immediate Suspension The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has passed a vote of no confidence in the contractors handling the East-West Road project. During an inspection of the road on Wednesday, Umahi lamented the state of the road despite the N71 billion sunk into its rehabilitation by the Federal Government. He said, "Let me pass a vote of no confidence in this road. I wouldn't certify anything on this road. The road has completely failed and it is totally not acceptable to us. "The worst is that we have seen the places we…

Sep

17

2023

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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

09

2023

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News Update: Drama As Contractor Accuses Works Ministry Of Inflating Road Project From N9 To N54 Billion

Works, National Assembly

NEWS Update:Drama As Contractor Accuses Works Ministry Of Inflating Road Project From N9b To 54 Billion AttNews gathered that Drama ensued at the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigative hearing on Thursday as a construction company, DC Engineering Limited accused officials of the Federal Ministry of Works of inflating a road contract from N9.8 billion to N54.3 billion. Canadian Companies Offering Jobs with SponsorshipsSign UP get Free 600N600N Free Bonus for New MemberFree 600N for Sign UPConstruction and rehabilitation of 41-kilometre Ijebu-Igbo Ita Ibadan Road has been halted for over five years after its award of contract and became a…

Sep

08

2023

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Why We Adopted The Rigid-Pavement Technology At Cemetery Road, Aba – Otti

Abia State, Works

WHY WE ADOPTED THE RIGID-PAVEMENT TECHNOLOGY AT CEMETERY ROAD - OTTI Governor Otti while deliberating on Road project matters with the Minister of works HE Dave umahi gave a hint on why the rigid-pavement technology was preferrable at cemetery road, Aba. He said "The very impassable cemetery road leading to cemetery market that has remained there for 20years would soon be completed and interestingly, we are also using the rigid pavement because we saw that the place is naturally swampy,and anything u do there it would wash away over time, then we chose to employ that method and i can…