Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has pledged to deliver durable infrastructure that would stand the test of time, assuring the Aba Union that all ongoing and future road projects will be built to serve generations to come.
Governor Otti stated this on Sunday, when addressed members of the Aba Union; the apex socio-cultural leadership body of the nine Local Government Areas of the Old Aba Division, at the Aba residence of Elder Statesman and the State’s first Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Theo Nkire.
The Governor revealed that the reconstruction of Ohanku Road is being executed using rigid pavement technology to ensure it lasts for over 50 years.
“The work on Ohanku Road is progressing steadily. We are deploying rigid pavement technology to make sure this road will not just serve us now but will still be here in the next fifty years”, he stated.
Governor Otti further assured the gathering that other major roads, including Obohia, Uratta and Old Express roads, would receive similar attention under his administration.
The Governor also disclosed that the country home of one of Ngwa land’s foremost leader, the late Chief Jaja Nwachukwu, is currently undergoing extensive renovation and retrofitting, including the access road, ahead of a posthumous birthday celebration his administration is organising in his honour on 1 January 2026.
He attributed his administration’s “modest achievements” to God’s grace and enablement, adding that his emergence as Governor in 2023 was ordained by God.
“Power belongs to God. My becoming Governor was by His grace, and whatever we have achieved so far is through His love and enablement”, he said.
Governor Otti who expressed delight at the Stakeholders’ satisfaction with his leadership, described Chief Theo Nkire as “a father and a friend”, and stressed the importance of enduring peace and security in Abia State.
He declared that his administration would not condone any act of political irresponsibility from any quarter that could disrupt the prevailing peace and security in the State.
In their separate remarks, Senator Representing Abia South Senatorial a District, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, the Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Chief Emmanuel Emeruwa, commended Governor Otti’s “giant strides” in just two years in office and affirmed him as their consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship election.
Earlier, Chief Theo Nkire and the President of the Aba Union, Eze Young Nwogu, said the gathering was to express their pride in Governor Otti, describing him as a son who had performed beyond their expectations.
They noted that despite not receiving their full support during the 2023 general elections, Governor Otti had endeared himself to the people through his remarkable infrastructural transformation.
The duo appealed to him to approve a convenient date for the nine local government areas of the Old Aba Division, under the umbrella of the Aba Union, to host him to a grand civic reception.
