Stakeholders in Abia State on Monday May 29 2017 Rated Governor Okezie Ikpeazu high in the Area of Infrastructural Development after seeing the speed at which work are being done in the State.
The Stakeholders who were led by the Governor Of Abia State Dr Okezie Ikpeazu for Inspection of ongoing Projects accross the state declared that the Governor has proved to be a man familiar with his Environment and has what it takes to turn things around.
The Governor had mandated his Commissioners to present their Various Ministries Scorecard on Sunday May 28th 2017 at the International Conference Centre Umuahia.
Abia leaders, including Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, Hon. Uko Nkole, Hon. Sam Onuigbo, Chief Onyema Ugochukwu, Col Austin Akobundu, Prof Mkpa Agu Mkpa, Chief Mba Ukariwo, Chief Okezie Anyamele, Chief Allen Nwachukwu, Chief Acho Nwakanma, the members of the State House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Rt. Hon Chikwendu Kalu and his Deputy Hon. Cosmos Ndukwe, were in government house to join the Governor and his Deputy, Sir Udo Oko Chukwu, to embark on the tour.
The tour buses left Government House Umuahia at about 9:30am
First assignment was the inspection of Abia State Mushroom farm located at the headquarters of the State’s ministry of Agriculture, where the performing Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon. Uzo Azubuike, conducted the Governor and his team round. Senators Abaribe and Ohuabunwa were given the opportunity to harvest mushrooms.
From the mushroom farm the train left for Arochukwu, where energetic and hardworking Commissioner for Works, Hon. Eziuche Ubani was already on ground at the ongoing Ndi Okereke Bridge to brief the Governor and his team on progress so far made.
From Arochukwu, the convoy returned to Umuahia and inspected the ongoing reconstruction of Aba Road in Umuahia by Arab Contractors.
From Umuahia the convoy moved to the ongoing Umuocheala road at Isiala Ngwa south, from there to Osisioma flyover, then the inspection of MCC/Samek road and Faulks Road/ Ifeobara basin at Aba north.
At about 3pm, the convoy arrived the Ndiegoro area of Aba, off Ngwa Road, in Aba South, where the Governor commissioned four cluster of streets, namely; Aharandu, Onyebuchi, Enejiaka, and Ibadan Streets.
The convoy then moved to Obingwa and inspected three different active sites including the ongoing expansion of Ururuka road, the ongoing construction of Owoahiafo/Onicha Ngwa Road, and also ongoing Umuaro-Ekwereazu Ngwa road.
The convoy returned to Isiala Ngwa south again, and inspected the Umuokoro-Umuoba road.
The final inspection for the day held at about 6pm at Umunkpei-Amaiyi road in Isiala Ngwa north and the convoy returned to Government House Umuahia, where dinner was served.
It was a 10 hours tour.
