Abia State Archives - Page 194 of 300

Mar

15

2024

Following fire incident, Gov. Otti announced relocation of Milverton Road Aba Motor Parks.

Abia State, Business, Economy, Metro, NewsAba, Abia State, Accident, Alex Otti, Business, Politics

Following recent upsurge in fire outbreaks in the markets and some other business facilities, the Abia State Government has announced a possible relocation of the motor parks along Milverton Avenue, Aba, to a more conducive area to allow for ease of movement. Governor Alex Otti declared the Milverton Avenue parks as a recipe for disaster, after inspecting the carcass of burnt vehicles, other items and parts of the building housing the bus terminal of Chisco Transport Company, which was gutted by fire Wednesday night. Speaking Thursday during an on the spot assessment of the fire incident, Governor Otti said the…

Mar

15

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Abaribe ought to resign for syphoning N266 million meant for underprivileged people of Abia South – Onyeizu bellows.

Abia State, Economy, Metro, News, Opinion, Politics, SponsoredAbia State, Enyinnaya Abaribe, Opinion, Politics

Engr Chinedu Onyeizu, the Abia South Labour Party's senatorial candidate in the 2023 general election, has taken a swipe at Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe for secretly collecting N266m meant for poor Abia South constituents and pocketing it without considering the biting hunger in the land. Onyeizu stated that it is regrettable that without Senator Ningi opening the can of worms in the senate, no one would have known that Abaribe got such a whopping sum of money meant for our people in Abia South. Onyeizu stated:"For Over 17 years, these monies and more are given to him for interventions and constituency…

Mar

11

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Hon. Arua Goodluck Dumps YPP Defect to Labour Party LP

Abia State, News, Ohafia, PoliticsAbia State, Ebem Ohafia, Labour Party, Ohafia, Politics

The House of Assembly candidate for Ohafia South State constituency under the platform of the Young Progressives Party in the 2023 General Election Hon. Arua Goodluck Egwu has resigned from the party and joins the Labour Party. Arua, while discussing with news, men stated his resignation in a statement made available to our correspondent. The statement read “Please accept this letter as formal notification that I am resigning as member of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), effective 11th March, 2024. This decision has not been an easy one, having served as the candidate of YPP for Ohafia South State Constituency…

Mar

11

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Uncertainty in Abia PDP, APC as ex-deputy governor, former speakers support Otti

Abia State, News, PoliticsAbia State, Alex Otti, Peoples Democratic Party, Politics

Members of the Conference of Former Speakers of the Abia State House of Assembly have expressed their satisfaction with Governor Alex Otti's performance thus far. They informed the governor that they would stop at nothing to help his government succeed. The former speakers, who are members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC), made the vow on Friday while accompanying Governor Alex Otti to review ongoing road projects in Aba. During a visit to the governor, certain former Speakers, including Rt. Hon. Stanley Ohajuruka and Rt. Hon. Ude Oko Chukwu, the State's immediate past Deputy…

Mar

09

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

EEDC Boycotts Reps’ Summon To Public Hearing As Hon Okwara Tackles 5 Years Of Total Blackout.

Abia State, Business, Column, Economy, Metro, News, Ohafia, Opinion, PoliticsAbia State, EEDC, Ibe Okwara Osonwa, Next Level, Nigeria, Ohafia, Politics

By Odo Ijere .. KUDOS AS HONORABLE IBE OKWARA OSONWA BEGINS TO TACKLE THE EEDC CANKERWORM. Finally, the people of Ohafia Udumaeze, Abiriba, Mkporo, Abam Onyerubi, and environs breathed some fresh air as our rising star and one of the biggest catch of today's 10th National Assembly, the people's representative, Honorable Ibe Okwara Osonwa begins to drag, grill, disembowel and join issues with the atrocious, mendacious and incompetent Eastern Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC owned by one of Nigeria's untouchable rabid capitalists, Chief Emeka Offor of Chrome Oil. Chief Emeka Offor's EEDC are known unrepentant outlaws since taking over the distribution…