Emmanuel Okoronkwo, Abia Come up Coordinator in Isuikwuato LGA, has lauded Governor Alex Otti for delivering the 46.3km Umuahia-Uzoakoli-Akara-Abiriba-Ohafia highway, describing it as a significant win for the folks of Abia. He famous that the governor’s achievements are changing extra folks into the Abia Come up political motion. Learn full –
Coordinator of Abia Come up in Isuikwuato LGA, Emmanuel Okoronkwo, has counseled Governor Alex Otti of Abia State for the profitable commissioning of the newly reconstructed 46.3-kilometre Umuahia-Uzoakoli-Akara-Abiriba-Ohafia highway.
Okoronkwo, who leads the Isuikwuato chapter of Abia Come up—the grassroots political motion driving assist for the Labour Party-led administration—described the occasion as one other historic milestone in Otti’s transformational governance.
He acknowledged this in a congratulatory message made accessible to newsmen on Saturday, a day after the venture was formally commissioned by Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.
In response to Okoronkwo, the folks of Abia are usually not solely excited concerning the newly commissioned highway however are additionally gaining renewed hope in governance and infrastructure revival beneath Governor Otti.
“This isn’t only a highway venture. It’s an emblem of restored confidence. Abians are comfortable, hopeful, and more and more supportive of Governor Otti’s management,” Okoronkwo mentioned.
He famous that the extent of infrastructural growth throughout the state, particularly in crucial areas like highway building, healthcare, schooling, and rural growth, is making it simpler to win new converts into the Abia Come up construction.
“Extra individuals are trooping into Abia Come up on daily basis as a result of they now see good governance in motion. It’s simpler now to persuade even the strongest doubters,” he added.
The 46.3km highway, which stretches from Umuahia by Uzoakoli, Akara, Abiriba, and ends in Ohafia, was reconstructed to world-class requirements and is predicted to spice up {economic} exercise, rural connectivity, and ease of transportation for residents and merchants within the area.
The commissioning ceremony held on Friday, April 11, 2025, attracted dignitaries from throughout the nation, together with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who carried out the official ribbon-cutting alongside Governor Alex Otti.
Obasanjo, in his deal with, praised the governor’s braveness and imaginative and prescient, noting that Nigeria wants extra leaders like Otti who’re dedicated to real growth and public service.
Okoronkwo concluded by urging residents of Isuikwuato Native Authorities Space and different components of Abia State to proceed supporting the Otti-led administration, emphasizing that the journey to a brand new Abia has solely simply begun.
