How I’ll Rebuild Aba City – Governor Otti Reveals
POLITICS DIGEST- Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has restated his commitment towards ensuring the rebuilding of Aba City.
He made this known during his speech on Friday at the Commissioning of Cemetery Road Aba, which was among the three roads he inaugurated that day. Among the projects commissioned were Shalom Road, Cemetery Road and Emelogu Road.
The governor, in company of his deputy, Engineer Ikechukwu Emetu, and some members of the State Executive Council (SEC), started by specifically thanking Aba residents for their unwavering support and enthusiastic belief in this government.
“Thank you for not giving up, for your courage in accompanying us through the wilderness and for being resolute in your conviction that things cannot remain the way it had been over the last two decades and a few more years.”
He went further to assure them that the very best would be done in a bid to repay the trust and confidence they had on His administration.
“We will commit everything available to us to guarantee that what is delivered to Aba in terms of infrastructural development, social investment programs and economic expansion are exactly what u ordered; you can take it for granted that under my watch, Aba will be rebuilt with world-class infrastructure like the ones we are commissioning here today and social investment tools to support the long standing tradition of commerce and enterprise.”
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The governor revealed his plan on taking the right measures in Aba by introducing means of wealth multiplication for economic and social precedence, also to open up the city for private investors to move in, while taking advantage of the enormous material resources which the town is blessed with.
He also noted the contemporary investment on road projects which is proven to contribute heavily on enabling economic enhancements.
While telling the people that the reason for the commissioning was not to achieve any political points, he explained that the inauguration was to encourage those that had left Aba to have a reason to return and also to attract investors to the city.
The governor made mention of the Aba-Portharcourt Expressway, which he said would soon be completed with the workforce already extraced from the Federal Government, which will in part contribute to the rebirth of Aba.
He said: “We have a plan to build transport hubs, family-friendly recreational facilities and ICT innovation parks in different parts of Aba and across the state,” adding l that the state government was partnering with investors to build a world-class hotel and conference center in Aba at the Enyimba Hotels location.
“The goal is to turn Aba into a modern echo-system that can attract and retain the best brains in businesses, ICT, house and entertainment and just about every worthwhile human endeavour; our plan for Aba is holistic and all we shall require is your consistent support to achieve that lofty agenda.”
