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The Abia State Government has officially announced the rescheduling of President Bola Tinubu’s anticipated visit and the inauguration of the 6.7-kilometre Port Harcourt Road in Aba, along with the commencement ceremony for the Abia Medical City project, which was originally set for Friday, May 23, 2025.
The Commissioner for Information, Prince Kanu, made the announcement during a press interaction in Umuahia, the state capital, on Tuesday.
Kanu stated that while Tinubu was expected to inaugurate the Port Harcourt Road and launch the Abia Medical City project, these events have been postponed to June due to his demanding schedule.
Nevertheless, in support of Governor Alex Otti’s transformative initiatives in Aba, the state’s commercial centre, some residents will host a carnival on Wednesday, May 21, to celebrate various completed projects in the city.
Kanu emphasised that the government did not organise this event.
He said, “On a happy note, let me inform us that despite the fact that the commissioning ceremony will not be holding on May 23, there will be a big carnival in Aba.
“This event itself by the residents of Aba has nothing to do with the state government.
“The government is not going to be paying a dime into the organisation of the carnival. And it’s a huge testament to how the people of Abia Mega City appreciate what the government is doing.”
The Media Aide also announced the rollout of the activities marking the second anniversary celebration of Governor Alex Otti and said it would commence on May 25 with an interdenominational service at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia, by 1:00 pm.
On May 26, the Abia Anniversary Executive Committee will convene.
The following day, May 27, the First Lady is scheduled to visit orphanages and commemorate Children’s Day with the children of Abia.
Furthermore, on May 28, an Anniversary Lecture will be presented by Kalu Idika Kalu, a former Minister of Finance, while May 29 will mark the grand finale, featuring a state broadcast by the Governor at the Umuahia Township Stadium.
Additionally, it was announced that on May 23, Mrs. Priscilla Otti, the wife of the 6th Governor, will host the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, who will launch her initiative to support vulnerable individuals in the state.
The Commissioner also mentioned that a committee has been established to organise the commissioning of Primary Health Centres (PHC) initiated by the state government under the “Project Ekwueme.”
The commissioning ceremony will take place at one PHC in each of the 17 Local Government Areas.
In further remarks, the Commissioner for Health, Professor Enouch Ogbonnaya Uche, stated that Project Ekwueme, which commenced on January 28 of this year, is nearing completion.
He also provided additional details regarding the Abia Medical City project, which has been rescheduled to commence next month.
“From the first week of June, over a period of 17 days, we are going to be commissioning in each Local Government, one after the other. The details will soon be worked out and communicated.
“It’s important for us to know that this project is real. It’s not imaginary. And I’m sure some of us, as we are moving around the state, would have seen the PHCs in different places as they are being completed.
“I also want to say that the medical city is a very good project that is not just for Abians, but for the country as a whole, because the enormity of this project is such that it has not happened anywhere in this country before.
“So, His Excellency, the President of our dear nation, wants to be the one who will flag up the medical city because of its enormous dimensions and, of course, the prospects that are to follow from such a project. But I speak to you now, the access route,
“His Excellency (Gov. Otti) has directed that the access route to the medical city location should be constructed. In fact, construction work is going on now,” the commissioner noted.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma and the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ukoha Njoku Ukoha were present during the interaction.
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