Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has said that his administration has committed over N40 billion to clearing arrears of salaries and pensions in the past two years. Governor Otti said this on Thursday during an event organised to mark his administration’s two years anniversary with the theme “Transformative Governance:...
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Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has said that his administration will only borrow money to run the state when it is absolutely necessary. The governor made the vow in Umuahia on Wednesday during a lecture series to mark his two years in office. Otti, while responding to some of...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Monday, assented to 18 Executive Bills to strengthen the operations of the structured reforms introduced by the state to improve the people’s lives. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Okey Kanu, said this while briefing newsmen at the Government House, Umuahia on the outcome...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – A former Commissioner for Finance in Abia State, Mr Obinna Oriaku has faulted the claim by the State Governor, Dr Alex Otti that N9.8 billion was paid by the administration of former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to Hartland Construction company for the construction of Aba-Port-Harcourt...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has disclosed that his administration has paid N72 billion from the N138 billion debt it inherited from past administrations on assuming office. Otti made this known during a monthly media briefing on Wednesday at the Government House, Umuahia. He said that going by Debt...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has approved a new salary scale for Abia health workers, known as Abia State Health Workers Salary Scale (ASHWOSS), with effect from May 1. This is contained in a statement signed by the state Health Commissioner, Prof Ogbonnaya Uche on Wednesday in Umuahia. According...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that Nigerians have no business being poor with the country’s vast resources. He said that the nation is abundantly blessed but is suffering from the mismanagement of its resources. Obasanjo said this at a dinner organised in his honour by Abia Government on...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, inaugurated the 46.3-Kilometer Joe Irukwu Way, which traverses Umuahia North, Bende and Ohafia Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Abia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the road, formerly known as Umuahia–Uzuakoli–Ozuitem–Lohum–Nkpa–Umuimenyi–Isuikwuato–Alayi–Item–Igbere–Abiriba Road, was renamed by Gov. Alex Otti of Abia to...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – A high-level delegation of the Labour Party (LP), led by Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti, on Tuesday visited the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja to discuss key developments within the party. During the visit, Governor Otti formally presented...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has firmly ruled out any plans to contest for a Senate seat after his tenure ends. He made the declaration on Saturday during a reception held in his honour by the Anambra Development Unions Association, Aba branch. Otti dismissed speculations of a senatorial ambition,...
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to revamp the National War Museum and Ojukwu Bunker in Umuahia, in collaboration with the Abia Government. The Director-General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), Mr Olugbile Holloway, made this known, on Tuesday, when he paid Gov. Alex Otti...
The Minister of Works, Chief David Umahi, has said that the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the 56.10-km Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway Section II (Umuahia – Aba) will be completed and ready for inauguration in June. The minister gave the assurance in Aba, while inspecting the progress of work on the...
A High Court sitting in Abia has granted former two-term Gov. Theodore Orji, his son, and three others bail in the sum of N50 million over an alleged N47 billion fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, arraigned the former governor, and his son, Chinedum, a...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has presented five Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) to the Nigeria Police Force. Speaking on Thursday during the hand over ceremony at the Government House, Umuahia, Otti restated the state government’s commitment to enhancing the peace and security of the state. The governor said that...
The Labour Party leadership says Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has no plan to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), ahead of the 2027 general elections. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Obiora Ifoh, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has advised the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, to engage in ventures that protect the interest of the Igbo nation. He gave the advice in Umuahia on Wednesday during the inauguration of the new executive of the state chapter of the...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has assented to the 2025 Appropriation Bill of N750.2 billion as passed by the state House of Assembly. In a speech at the brief event on Friday, which was held at Nvosi in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area, Otti said that the budget...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has said that his administration has simplified the state’s tax system to enhance ease of compliance and encourage economic growth in the state. Governor Otti said this on Tuesday during the inauguration of the rehabilitated Obiorah Street, Aba. He, therefore, urged the people to...
Retirees of the Abia State Government have embarked on fasting and prayer for God’s intervention in their struggle with the government to pay their entitlement benefits. The retirees who are members of Abia Pensioners’ Forum, on Wednesday held the closing of their three-day programme in Umuahia with fervent intercession...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has vowed that anybody implicated in the mismanagement or theft of pension funds in the state will face prosecution. Otti made the remark during the November edition of the monthly chat with the media at the Government House, Umuahia on Thursday night. He said...