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In a bid to mark one year in office, the governor of Abia State, Alex Otti said it will commission seven roads built in Aba and Umuahia, the state capital next week.
Commissioner for Information and Culture, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Thusday during a media briefing.
The commissioner said the roads to be commissioned include: University Road, Green Avenue Road, College Road, Kent by Ehi Road and Old Court Road, all in Aba; while the new six-lane Ossah road and the dual carriage Dozie way, recently rehabilitated in Umuahia through direct labour would also be commissioned.
The Information Commissioner, who said that the administration would be one year in office on May 29th, noted that the administration of Governor Otti would just mark the day with soft events.
He said, “By next week as well, this government would have spent a year in office. Precisely on the 29th of May, it would be 366 days since His Excellency, Dr Otti took over the reins of governance in the state.”
“It’s been a one year of impactful leadership. One year in which His Excellency and his team have redefined governance in Abia State. You will agree with me that the impact is not just felt in Abia State, but across Nigeria and beyond the shores of the country.
“In our usual style, we are not going to celebrate one year. We will just mark it, despite the numerous achievements of the government in just one year. If you recall, when we turned 100 days in office, a lot of people were expecting us to celebrate. We are not going to celebrate as such, but we will mark the day. It will be a period of introspection and refocus for the government. We will use a few soft events to mark the day.”
Announcing the activities lined up to mark the first anniversary of Governor Otti in office, Prince Kanu stated that such activities include: town hall meetings by the governor across the three senatorial zones of the state, with that of Abia North taking place on Thursday this week at the headquarters of Ohafia Local Government, while that of Abia Central would take place on Friday this week in Umuahia and that of Abia South comes up at the Aba Recreation Club on Tuesday next week.
An anniversary Executive Council meeting will be held on Monday next week, while a statewide broadcast will take place on Wednesday next week, being 29th May.
