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𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗘, 𝗕𝗔𝗬𝗢 𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗨𝗚𝗔, 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗬, 𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗗 𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥, 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗜’𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘,𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗔’𝗦 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘.

Members of the Renewed Hope Presidential Media Team, led by the Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Media and Public Communication, Mr. Sunday Dare , and the President's Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga , on Wednesday, 17th June 2026, undertook an extensive inspection of strategic Federal and State Government projects across Abia State, emerging with glowing assessments of the pace and quality of development under Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR.

Mr. Dare described the ongoing transformation across the State as deliberate, impactful and capable of reversing years of infrastructural decline, citing investments in road construction, energy infrastructure and other critical sectors as evidence of purposeful governance. He particularly praised the collaborative approach between the Federal and Abia State Governments, pointing to the Abia Airport project as a practical example of productive intergovernmental partnership.

Providing technical briefings at various project locations, the Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu , and the Commissioner for Works, Engr. Otumchere Oti, highlighted the significance of the 67-kilometre Umuahia–Uzuakoli–Akara–Abiriba–Ohafia Highway, now known as Joe Irukwu Way, noting that the once impassable corridor was reconstructed entirely with State resources and now serves more than twenty agrarian and mineral-producing communities. They explained that the road, fitted with end-to-end solar street lighting, has greatly improved mobility and stimulated economic activities in Abia North.

The Commissioner for Lands, Mr. Chaka Chukwumerije, also showcased the Federal Housing Authority's Renewed Hope Housing Estate in Bende as a major intervention in addressing housing needs, while the Commissioner for Power and Public Utilities, Engr. Ikechukwu Monday, disclosed that the State had completed a 20-kilometre 33KV electricity line from Ihechiowa to Ebem, Ohafia, terminating at a newly installed 7.5MVA injection substation, with final installations underway to restore electricity to communities that have endured about eight years of darkness. He further revealed that discussions are at an advanced stage for Abia to acquire a controlling stake in the Abia franchise of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to accelerate stable power supply to areas outside the Geometric Power coverage.

Also speaking, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ferdinand Ekeoma , recalled that the Joe Irukwu Way had suffered nearly two decades of neglect before Governor Otti's intervention and explained that the administration engaged three construction firms simultaneously to ensure speedy delivery because of the road's strategic economic importance. He equally commended the cordial working relationship between President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Alex C. Otti , describing it as mutually beneficial and people-centred.

The entire inspection team, made up of senior journalists, editors, media influencers and Federal Government representatives, inspected several landmark projects, including the Omenuko Bridge, the 42-kilometre Ebem-Ohafia Road, the 30-kilometre Ozu-Abam-Ndiokereke-Amuvi Road, the Renewed Hope Housing Estates in Bende, the Prof. Nnenna Oti Central Bus Terminal, and the four-lane Dr. Uma Ukpai Road, a Federal Government project being executed by the Otti administration, leaving many members of the team visibly impressed by the scale of progress witnessed across the State.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗦.𝗢.𝗕. 𝗜𝗴𝘄𝗲
𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗯𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗢𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮.
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