As Christians the world over celebrate Christmas which marks the birth of Jesus Christ,Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has extended his good wishes to all Abians and wished them a merry Christmas and prosperous New year.
Governor Ikpeazu in a goodwill message made available to Newsmen by his Chief Press Secretary, Onyebuchi Ememanka, thanked God for granting the people privilege of being alive to witness the 2021 Christmas celebration.
The Governor noted that the birth of Christ is the most important event in Christianity, since it was the beginning of the redemption of mankind and urged Abians to celebrate the season with a full understanding of its significance in the life of the average Christian.
He assured Abians that this Christmas period would be defined by peace and security as government has put in place measures to deal with any form of criminality across the State.
Governor Ikpeazu while tasking Abians to take security of lives and property around them seriously, stated that all relevant security agencies are on red alert to nip in the bud, any person or group whose plan is to disrupt the peace, security and stability in the State at this yuletide period and beyond.
Governor Ikpeazu used the occasion to assure the people of Abia State that his administration has taken critical steps to ensure that they are take part in the celebrations through the release of about 3.5 Billion Naira to deal with the issue of salaries of some ailing parastatals and pensioners, maintaing that the mainstream civil servants have continued to be up to date in receiving their salaries.
The Governor further assured the State work force of the determination of his administration to continue to mainstream the issue of welfare of workers in the State.
He stated that contractors have been mobilized to resume work on major road projects, especially in Aba, promising Abians that the current dry season window will be fully utilized for massive rehabilitation of key roads.
According to the Governor, the first quarter of 2022 will witness a massive turn around in roads and other critical infrastructure, and thanked the people for their patience so far.
He also assures traders at Ariaria and Ngwa Road Markets that government is working very hard to ensure that rebuilding process of the markets is sped up as much as possible and announced that his administration has set aside funds which will go to the affected traders directly to the tune of 150 Million Naira as a form of assistance to those traders whose businesses have been affected by the reconstruction of the markets.
