The Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu adminstration says it is committed to handing over to Abians an Infrastructurally sound and economically rejuvenated State by the time it’s tenure expires in 2023.
The Commissioner for Information and strategy, Barr Eze Chikamnayo stated this while briefing journalists at Government House Umuahia.
Chikamnayo who described Governor Ikpeazu as as generational Achiever said that the present administration is focused and nothing can distract it.
He said that the Governor has done alot in areas such as Trade and Investment, Small and Medium Enterprises Development with Abia rated as the SME capital of Nigeria.
In the area of road construction and reconstruction, the information commissioner noted that more than 100 roads have been constructed under the Ikpeazu adminstration.
He revealed that before the emergence of Ikpeazu in 2015, roads in Aba were in a state of emergency while businesses were in a state of comatose.
The Information boss said that the administration of Gov Ikpeazu had been up to date with the payment of counterparty funding which has made it possible for the state to embark on erosion remediation projects and other interventions across the state through NEWMAP.
He attributed the failed portions of Faulks road Aba to the pressure from traders along the road especially tile sellers who started making use of the road against the contractors advice.
The Commissioner used the opportunity to inform that the Telegraph newspapers will on Friday this week, honour Governor Ikpeazu as the SME Governor of the year and described the Governor as a generational leader as attested to by the Senate President.
Contributing, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onyebuchi Ememanka said that plans have been concluded to reclaim the failed portions of Faulks road, insisting that the road is one of the star projects of the Ikpeazu adminstration.
He noted that the Port Harcourt road which is a six lane project is ongoing with earthworks and drainages already completed adding that in the interim, end to end asphalting of one of the lanes would soon commence as to ameliorate the difficulties experienced by road users.
On the Osisioma flyover, the Chief press Secretary, said 85% of the project has been achieved and that workers would return to site next week, disclosing that what is remaining on the project is stone basing and asphalting.
He attributed the delay in realizing the project fully to the ongoing reconstruction of the Osioma axis of the Enugu/Port Harcourt expressway by the Federal government.
Ememanka described as misinformation and malicious the allegation that state has assessed 56 million dollars from the World Bank for the ongoing Ndiegoro flood remediation projects in Aba.
Also speaking, the Commissioner for Documentation and Strategic Communications, Mr Ugochukwu Emezue, noted that Governor Ikpeazu few days ago, led a team to South Africa for the signing of a multi million dollars power project between AFRIXIM Bank and an independent power project for the full operationalization of Geometric power project which will give the the state access to uninterrupted power project with its attendant boost in the economy of the state.
Mr Emezue said apart from building roads, the Governor has also invested allot in human capital development, saying that Human capital development is critical to development of any Society.
