REPORTER: PEACE AGBO
Governor Alex Otti of Abia state says his administration will not relent in changing the narrative of governance to improve the standards of well-being of residents of the state.
Governor Otti stated this during the February edition of his monthly media interaction with Journalists tagged, “Governor Otti Speaks”, at the Government House Umuahia.
The Governor announced the commencement of a pilot Digital Healthcare Programme in selected hospitals as part of efforts to migrate from manual to technology-driven medical services across the State.
He noted that the ongoing Healthcare personnel recruitment was to ensure adequate staffing, stressing that the World Bank-supported IMPACT project had fetched the state 77 rehabilitated healthcare facilities in addition with the existed 200 rehabilitated and equipped PHCs across the state.
On infrastructure, the Governor said 31 road projects under the Ministry of Works, in addition to projects handled by the Greater Aba Development Agency and the Greater Ohafia Development Agency were in progress and pledged that construction work will commence at the 25-kilometre strategic Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene road that was flagged off in October 2025.
The Governor revealed that a parcel of land has been acquired for the establishment of an SME Village and Innovation Hub in Aba to support small businesses, particularly in the technology and phone repair value chain.
On efforts to cushion high transportation fare and modernise public transport system across the State, Governor Otti announced the subsidised fares for Electric Bus Services with effect from first March 2026 for Commuters to be paying with their ATM Cards between eight hundred and one thousand naira for the Electric Bus service under the new scheme.
While addressing security concerns, the Governor maintained that no part of Abia State was under the control of non-state actors and assured residents of security of lives and properties.
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