Governor Otti Sets To Flag Off Construction Of Abia Airport And Retrofitting Of 20 Smart Schools In Focus
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti will on Tuesday next week in company of the Minister of Aviation ,Festus Keyamo flag off the Abia airport project located at Nsulu, Isiala Ngwa North LGA
The Commissioner for Information,
Prince Okey Kanu disclosed this while briefing the press on the outcome of this week’s Executive Council Meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti.
According to the Commissioner, at the outset, airport was not a priority project of the state government but when the federal government decided to build an airstrip in Abia State, the Governor decided to partner the Federal government to convert the airstrip to a full airport project through his forward thinking disposition and vision.
“This unique partnership will lead to the construction of the requisite runways by the state government that would land bigger aircrafts when finished.” Prince Kanu stated.
He said that the major stakeholders are on board to ensure the success of the project.
Prince Kanu announced that the Governor also would present the 2025 Abia State Budget Estimate to the State House of Assembly.
He said that the budget presentation is in keeping with the state government’s commitment to fiscal responsibility and sustainable development, adding that the event promises to be a momentous one that would attract various stakeholders both in political and economic circles of the state.
Prince Kanu disclosed that the Governor has approved the establishment of 20 smart schools across the 17 LGAs of the state as a further step towards the revamping of the education system in the state, adding that the retrofitting of schools in the state would still continue.
According to him, the new law mandating compulsory school attendance for children would come into effect on January 1, 2024, adding that under this law, it will be an offence for any parent or guardian in the state to fail to send their children or wards to school.
He said that the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Elder Goodluck Ubochi has been directed to activate necessary measures to enforce compliance.
The Information boss disclosed that the new COVID 19 variant ,XEC is not in the state while Abia has been declared free from diphtheria, Mpox and Cholera by the Centre for Disease Control.
Price Kanu reiterated that the recently renovated Emergency Operation Center, funded by CARITAS and located at the Abia State Insurance building has been handed over to the Ministry of Health, noting that the facility would serve as a central hub for coordinating responses to public health emergencies.
On road Infrastructure, the Commissioner disclosed that the Ministry of Works has completed three new road projects in Aba, including the Cemetery Road Phase 2, Umule Road, and Umuocham Road which are slated for commissioning soon.
He said that the projects would bring the total number of commissioned roads under Governor Otti’s administration to 20 in addition to the 147 rehabilitated roads, completed through direct labour, in Aba, Umuahia and other parts of the state.
Prince Kanu assured residents and visitors of adequate security during this yuletide, adding that preparations are underway to provide a safe and joyous yuletide for all.
Contributing, the commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Elder Goodluck Ubochi said the smart schools would begin with secondary schools, saying that existing schools would be retrofitted for the purpose and teachers’ skills upgraded.
Comprehensive list of projects in the state on direct labour.
1. ROAD REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS (MINISTRY WORK DIRECT LABOUR UNITS)
A. COMPLETED PROJECTS
1. Repair & Maintenance Work at Aba Road, Umuahia.
2. Repair & Maintenance Work on Otuka Road, Umuahia.
3. Palliative Work at Olokoro Road, Umuahia.
4. Repair & Maintenance Work on Ikot-Ekpene Road, Umuahia (Phase 1)
5. Repair & Maintenance Work at Lagos Street, Umuahia.
6. Repair & Maintenance Work from Police check point to International Conference Center (Ogurube Layout)
7. Repair & Maintenance Work within Commissioners Quarters Internal Roads.
8. Repair & Maintenance Work at Road 2 Low-cost Housing Estate, Umuahia.
9. Repair & Maintenance Work at Umuahia – Uzuakoli Road, Umuahia (Ossah Road to Ubani 2nd Gate)
10. Palliative Work on Umuahia-Uzuakoli Road. (from Trade More/Ubani 2nd Gate to Uzuakoli)
11. Repair & Maintenance Work at Niger Road, Umuahia.
12. Rehabilitation of Isieketa Market Road (Junction).
13. Repair & Maintenance Work at Enugu Road , Umuahia.
14. Repair & Maintenance Work at Orpet — World Bank Housing Estate — Agbama Roads, Umuahia.
15. Maintenance & Repair of Bata to Salad Market Junction, Aba.
16. Maintenance, Repair and Asphalt overlay of Jubilee Road, Aba.
17. Maintenance, Repair and Asphalt overlay of Queen’s street Aba.
18. Drain desilting of Azikiwe Road (LHS), Jubilee Road, Hospital Road, St. Michaels Road, Pound Road, Park Road, Ngwa Road, Azikiwe by Mosque to School Road.
19. Emergency repair of Amuvi–Amakohia Road, Arochukwu LG
20. Maintenance, Repair and Asphalt overlay of Part of Ehi Road, Aba.
21. Drain desilting of Osusu Road, umuocham Road to Ukwu Apu.
22. Emergency Repair of Opobo Junction — Azumini — Obehie Road.
23. Repair & Maintenance Work at World Bank Housing Estate Internal Road (Road O).
24. Repair & Maintenance Work at Uwalaka Street, Umuahia.
25. Maintenance of BCA Road (From BCA Junction to New Secretariat), Umuahia.
26. Repair & Maintenance of Road to New Government House.
27. Repair & Maintenance Work along Old Umuahia — Ubakala Road.
28. Repair & Maintenance Work at Ntigha Mbawsi Road (phase 1).
29. Repair & maintenance Work at Ntigha — Mbawsi — Nvosi Road (Phase 2).
30. Maintenance of Finbarrs Road, Umuahia (phase 1).
31. Maintenance & Repair of NNPC __ Nkwoegwu Road and spurs.
32. Maintenance & Repair Work at World Bank Housing Estate Internal Roads (Road C).
33. Repair & Maintenance Work at Uzuakoli Road, Umuahia (From Cooperative to Uwalaka Street).
34. Repair & Maintenance Work at Asaba Street, Umuahia.
35. Repair & Maintenance Work at Amuzukwu, Umuahia.
36. Repair & Maintenance Work at Ntigha — Ahia Orie (phase 1).
37. Maintenance and Repair of Cottage Hospital Road, Aba.
38. Maintenance of Old Umuahia —- ubakala Road.
39. Maintenance of Olokoro Road from Mboli, Aba Road to Holy Ghost College.
40. Maintenance of Ohobo Road to Uchenna Junction by Aba Road, Umuahia.
41. Maintenance & Repair of Ogbor-hill Bridge to Opobo Road junction, Aba.
42. Clearing of Sand Refuse Traps and Repair of Bridge Abutment Washout at Okpu Umuobo Water-Side, Aba.
43. Maintenance of library Avenue (Bank Road), Umuahia.
44. Maintenance of Amuvi -Nkwunabo Road in Arochukwu LGA.
45. Maintenance work at St. Michaels Road, Aba.
46. Maintenance work at York Street to Azikiwe Road, Aba.
47. Maintenance Work at Mosque Street to Park Road, Aba .
48. Maintenance of Finbarrs Road, Umuahia (Phase 2).
49. Repair & maintenance Work along Orpet- Umuafai, Umuahia-Lodu Road, Umuahia.
50. Maintenance of Onyenweaku Street, Aba.
51. Repair & Maintenance Work at FMC, Umuahia (Road leading to Emergency Ward)
52. Link up East Road to Ngwa Road, Aba.
53. Maintenance Work at Express Tower, Umuahia.
54. Repair & maintenance Work at Macualay Street, Umuahia.
55. Repair & maintenance of Government House internal Roads.
56. Repair & Maintenance of Azikiwe/Aba Road to BCA/Ikot Ekpene Road.
57. Repair & Maintenance of Micheal Okpara Auditorium and Ministry of Finance premises.
58. Drain and Tunnel desilting at Umuocham and Aba Owerri Road.
59. Repair & Maintenance of Ama Ogbonna, Mosque by Clifford, School Road by Mosque, Kamalu, Constitution Crescent.
60. Repair & Maintenance Work at New Road (from sons of Mary to stanpol junction by Aba Road, Umuahia).
61. Maintenance of Okigwe Road (from Cooperative to Uwalaka), Umuahia.
62. Reconstruction of 5 Internal Roads in Ehimiri Housing Estate (Ibe Nwachukwu Street, Ukpo Avenue, Hon. Matthew ibe street, Decond gate and Chizy Iboko Drive.
63. Reconstruction of Sir Nwogu Street, Ehimiri Housing Estate.
64. Maintenance of professor Umezurike Street, Arochukwu.
65. Repair & Maintenance Work at School Road, Umuahia.
66. Maintenance of Jumbo Offor Lane, Arochukwu.
67. Repair of Leru-Ngodo Road, Umunneochi (Phase 1)
68. Desilting of Immaculate Avenue Tunnels, Aba.
69. Asphalt overlay of Bata — Railway Crossing, Aba.
70. Bata — Brewery Road repairs (up to Binder course)
71. Repair of Leru-Ngodo Road, Umunneochi ( phases 2).
72. Repair of Eketa —Obikabia Aba Road.
73. Repair of Leru-Ngodo Umunneochi road Phase 3 up to LGA HQ Nkwoagu.
74. Maintenance of ShopRite Road, Umuahia.
75. Maintenance of Bende — Itumbuzo Road, Bende LGA.
76. Rehabilitation of factory Road, Umuahia and Spur. The Spur is the Road to Public Utilities Gate and Railway Quarters.
77. Repair of Afara Road behind Golden Guinea Breweries, Umuahia.
78. Repair of Law Anosike Road beside Golden Guinea Breweries, Umuahia.
79. Maintenance of factory Road Extension through Isiama Afara to Afara Technical College Gate, Umuahia.
80. Direct Labour Reconstruction of Old Court Road, Aba.
81. Asphalt Overlay of Breweries Road Phase 1 from NIPOST to Breweries Gate.
82. Direct labour Maintenance of Okpara Avenue with spurs.
83. Repair of Eze Desmond Oguguo Road, Umuahia (Between Okpara Avenue and Factory Road at Wiss Castle)
84. Repsir of Okpara Avenue extension between Okpara Avenue and Factory Road by ABSIIDP
85. Repair of Okpara Road Extension behind Ojukwu Bunker to Isiama Afara.
86. Repair of Eze I. I. Kanu Avenue, Isiama Afara, Umuahia.
87. Repair & Maintenance of Isiama Afara Ring Road, Ukwu Ugba and Lux Mundi University.
88. Repair/Maintenance of Nkata Ibeku Road.
89. Construction/repair of drainages/desilting of drains at Itumbuzo Road, Bende LGA.
90. Repair & Maintenance of Isolated Potholes along BCA-Azikiwe and winners/Ehimiri Roads.
91. Repair & Maintenance Work at Ehimiri Housing Estate Ring road, Umuahia.
92. Repair & Maintenance of Otu-Uka Road/ Ochendo Bypass.
93. Repair & Maintenance of Amachara Express Road.
94. Emergency repairs of Ugwunagbo LGA mother and child Hospital Road.
95. Repair of Umuakakah, Nkata Road.
96. Repair of failed sections along Aba Road.
97. Repair of Crowther Street, Umuahia.
98. Repair of Item Street, Umuahia.
99. Repair of Ohafia Street, Umuahia.
100. Repair of Abiriba street,
Umuahia.
101. Repair of Cameroun Street Umuahia .
102. Repair & Maintenance of Bonny Street, Umuahia.
103. Repair of isolated potholes along Ikot-Ekpene Junction, BCA Road.
104. Maintenance of Warri Street, Umuahia.
105. Asphalt Overlay of some failed portions of Lagos Street, Umuahia.
106. Maintenance of Secretariat Road Umuahia from Jovit Eatery to Abia Newspaper.
107. Maintenance of Bende Road (From Umuahia to Bende LGA).
108. Maintenance of Abam street, Umuahia.
109. Maintenance of Kaduna Street, Umuahia.
110. Maintenance of Okwulehie Street, Umuahia.
111. Maintenance of Olokoro Street, Umuahia.
112. Maintenance of Eket Street, Umuahia.
113. Maintenance of Nkwerre Street, Umuahia.
114. Maintenance of Warri Street, Umuahia Phase 2.
115. Repair & Maintenance of Umuocham Road (Ukwu Apu – PH Express Way).
116. Desilting of Umunkpeyi Mbawsi Road Drainage
117. Maintenance of Owerri Road, Umuahia.
118. Construction of Drains and Drainage outfalls along Dozie Way/Lodu.
119. Repair & Maintenance of Amuzukwu —Mbom Umueze Road phase 1.
120. Construction and Maintenance of Drainage system at Ehimiri Housing Estate spur to Ahiaeke —Okwuta Road, Umuahia.
121. Maintenance Work along Agbama Housing Estate Road (1st Transformer to F – Line).
122. Maintenance of Trinity Road, Afara From Uchenna bus stop to Afara Technical College Gate.
123. Drainage Works and Asphalting along Adaelu Road from Mopol Base to Geometric Power Gate.
124. Maintenance & Repair of Afara Orieogwu to Isi court.
125. Repair & Maintenance of Ekwuruke street.
126. Repair of Isolated Potholes along Aba Road, Umuahia.(From Abia Tower to Enugu/pH express) —Phase 3.
127. Repair & Maintenance of Abriba street, Umuahia. Phase 2.
128. Repair of Awolowo Street, Umuahia.
129. Repair of Aba North LG and RRS Roads & compound.
130. Remedial Repairs of Opobo Junction to Obehie Road.
131. Maintenance & Repair of Washout at Amaeke Abam, Arochukwu LGA.
132. Rigid pavement Treatment of Railway Crossing along Aba Road/Old Umuahia.
133. Reconstruction of Late HRM. Eze Ezo Ukandu Ring Road, Isuikwuato LGA.
134. Repair of Failed Portions of Nkwoagu -Amuda Isuochi Road, Umunneochi LGA.
135. Maintenance of Trinity College Road, Isiama Afara to Factory Road Extension.
136. Repair of Potholes at Commissioners quarters, New Government House.
137. Expansion of Bata Round about.
138. Maintenance of Nkwerre Street phase 2 (from Umuwaya to Niger Street) Umuahia.
139. Reconstruction of Dozieway Road Umuahia with reconstruction of Drains, Culverts and Median as well Tree planting and Installation of Solar Powered Streetlights.
140. Reconstruction of Obiora Road Aba.
141. Maintenance of Osisioma flyover
142. Maintenance of Dozieway Junction and spurs
B. ONGOING PROJECTS
1. Rehabilitation of Ndoki Road in Aba.
2. Repair & Maintenance work at Old Goods Shed Road, Umuahia.
3. Maintenance of Calabar Road and it’s Spur.
4. Repair of potholes and maintenance of Failed portions/ Drainage at Olokoro Road (Holy Ghost College —Ahiaukwu ).
5. Repairing of potholes along Isi Court – Madonna College of Health Tech to Ahiaukwu Olokoro.
6. Rehabilitation of Eketa Market to Obikabia Road, Isialangwa North axis.
7. Repair & Maintenance of Amuzukwu – Mbom Umueze Road phase 2.
8. Maintenance of Uburu – Ihechiowa Road, Arochukwu LGA.
9. Repair of Uwalaka/ ibeku Road.
10. Repair on brewery Road Extension
11. Repair of some Failed sections along Okigwe Road and Spur.
12. Repair and construction of Ugwu Court Ring Road, Abriba
13. Reconstruction of IBB – Ahiaeke Road, Umuahia.
14. Construction of ogbunammiri Drive at Ehimiri Extension.
15. Construction of St. Michaels Government Layout Drive at Ehimiri Extension.
16. Reconstruction/Maintenance of Abia state New Secretariat Road Network, (Ogurube Layout).
17. Paving of Abia State Civil Service Commission Premises.
18. Installation of reinforced concrete slabs over Open Manholes and drains across Umuahia.
19. Direct labour Maintenance and Asphalt overlay of Umuocham Road.
20. Direct labour repairs and Asphalt overlay of Umule Road.
21. Rehabilitation/construction of Rufus Obi Road, Umuokogbuo, Isuikwuato LGA.
22. Construction of Drains and Drainage outfalls along Rufus Obi Road, Umuokogbuo, Isuikwuato LGA.
23. Maintenance & Repair of Igbere Road (From Igbere junction to Onu round about igbere) Bende LGA.
24. Maintenance of Ugwueke Road (From Alayi to Ndiagbo II) Bende LGA.
25. Construction of internal Roads within NYSC Camp Igbere, Bende LGA.
26. Maintenance Work at Hospital Road, Amaekpu/Okagwe, Ohafia.
27. Repair of potholes, Maintenance of Failed portions with concrete and construction of 2 No Catchment pit on Enugu– Ukwu Road by Health center Road in World Bank Housing Estate, Umuahia.
28. Repairing of potholes/ Failed portions, repair of collapsed Drain Walls and construction of 1 No Catchment pit on health center Road in World Bank Housing Estate, Umuahia.
29. Rehabilitation of Tenant Road, Asa to Eziukwu.
30. Rehabilitation of Clifford Road, Asa to Railway.
31. Rehabilitation of School Road, Asa to Railway.
32. Maintenance of winners Way.
33. Repair of Failed portions of Leru flyover/ Tunnel junction to Ngodo Isuochi Road, Umunneochi LGA.
34. Rehabilitation of 112m failed sections and Maintenance of isolated potholes in Umuasua Road in Isuikwuato LGA.
35. Repair of Failed spots along Umuahia –Bende Road up to Bende local government headquarters.
2. CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS
A. COMPLETED PROJECTS
1. Shalom Road, Aba completed with streetlights.
2. Cemetery market Road phase 1, Aba complete with streetlights .
3. Emelogu street, Aba. Complete with streetlights.
4. Old express/MCC Road, Aba.
5. Umuimo road, Aba.
6. Udeagbala Road Aba.
7. Omoba Road, Aba
8. Jubilee road Aba.
9. Queen’s street Aba.
10. Reconstruction of Old A3 at Obehie. Ukwa West LGA. — ASOPADEC.
11. Kent/Ehi Road, Aba.
12. University Road, Aba.
13. College Road, Aba.
14. Green avenue, Aba.
15. Umuahia – ossah road, Umuahia.
16. Abak Road Aba
17. Cemetery Road phase 2
B. ONGOING PROJECTS.
1. Port Harcourt Road Aba.
2. People’s Road Aba.
3. Omuma Road.
4. Umuahia – Uzuakoli – Ohafia Road section 1.
5. Umuahia — Uzuakoli — Ohafia Road section 2.
6. Umuahia – Uzuakoli – Ohafia Road section 3.
7. Umuezike –Ofeme Nkpa Road.
8. Ahaba ikwuano/ ohuhu ikeala Nsulu.
9. Amuvi _Ndi Okereke – Ozu Abam
10. Abayi –Ariaria –Ahiaba – Oberete – Umuiku – Eberi – Omuma Road.
11. Dualization of Umuikaa Junction to Umuene.
12. Udeagbala Drainage Extension.
13. Osisioma junction – Ekeakpara Road.
14. Nunya – Eluama Road, Isuikwuato
15. Owerrinta Bridge – Umuikaa junction
16. Ohanku Road
17. Arochukwu – Ohafia Road
18. Onu-Imo – Abia Tower of Peace Road Dualization
19. Reconstruction of Umuopara Ring Road.
C. SPECIAL PROJECT
1. Port Harcourt – Aba Section of the Port Harcourt –Enugu Express way
2. Design of Aba – Owerri Road, Aba is Ongoing
(C)Source: Abia State Ministry of Works.
