Abia State Gov. Flag Off First Batch Of Road Project


The Abia State Governor His Excellency Dr. Alex Otti today flag off the first batch of road project in Aba the commercial city of the state . 

This is contained in a press release made available to news men by the chief press secretary to the Governor Kazie Uko . According to the release "the process of rejuvenating Aba, the commercial nerve centre of Abia State, kicked off in earnest Wednesday with the hand over of nine Road works to different contractors by the state Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR."




"We had promised that we are going to rebuild the roads. The first thing is that we clear the drainages, because if we don’t do that, we won't be able to build roads that would last. you can see on this Azikiwe Road, the main job here is to clear the drainages, desilt them and open up the flow of water to Aba River."


"There are a few roads we want to rebuild completely and those are the roads that we have come to handover to the contractors today," Governor Otti told the ecstatic crowd, some of the roads that will receive immediate attention in order to "significantly reduce the sufferings of motorists within Aba" are, namely:

1. University Road, Abayi

2. Green Avenue

3. Udeagbala Road 

4  Shallom Road

5, Umuimo Road

6. Old Express Road

7. Abak Road with  adjoining streets

8. Queens Street

9. Jubilee Road.




Among dignitaries who accompanied the Governor on the exercise are Special Adviser to the Governor on Works, Engr Otumchere Oti, Governor Otti defied the afternoon showers as he toured the degenerated roads across the Aba metropolis.The SA Works said more roads will be included in due course.

Other dignitaries include the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Emmanuel Emeruwa; his deputy, Rt Hon Augustine Meregini and the deputy Majority Leader, Hon Destiny Akaraka Nwagwu, who at every stop as Dr. Otti observed the decadence that dotted long stretches of the roads earmarked for rehabilitation.

Meanwhile, desilting of drains have commenced along Azikiwe Road. This exercise, according to the SA Works, will continue along so many other roads to facilitate the free flow of storm water, and hence, reduce flooding on the roads.

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