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Governor Alex Otti has reiterated his administration’s commitment to reviving water infrastructure to enable residents to enjoy pipe-borne water in their homes.
Governor Otti stated this when the people of Ohuhu Clan in Umuahia North Local Government Area, paid him a courtesy visit, at the Micheal Okpara Auditorium, Umuahia.
Governor Otti who pledged to commence the rehabilitation of the Ohuhu Regional Water Scheme said that the water scheme had been captured in the 2026 budget and promised to look into the Ohuhu General Hospital at Umuegwu Okpuala to make the facility functional.
The Governor also announced that the Umuahia Regional Water Scheme would soon undergo rehabilitation, adding that work on the Aba Regional Water Scheme had reached about 80 per cent completion.
He stressed the need for the residents to participate actively in the ongoing voter registration exercise.
In his speech, the lawmaker representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, Chief Obi Aguocha highlighted developmental concerns, including the full utilisation of the Ulonna Farm Settlement established by the Premier of Eastern Nigeria, late Dr. Michael Okpara, Ohuhu Ring Road, the Okpara Road connecting Amaogwugwu, Umuagu, Ofeme communities to Isuikwuato LGA.
He said that addressing these infrastructure concerns would contribute to enhancing rural economy and development as well as boosting food security in the state.
In their separate remarks, the pioneer Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Onyema Ugochukwu and the member representing Umuahia North State Constituency, Mr Anderson Akaliro all appealed to the state government to complete and operationalise the Ohuhu General Hospital, initially built by the late Okpara.
