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  News   Abia State Governor, Alex Chioma Otti, has stirred outrage following a shocking revelation that he avoided taking residence in the newly completed Government House in Umuahia due to rumours that live cows, tortoise, and vultures were buried within the premises for alleged fetish purposes. Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Ukoha Njoku Ukoha, during a recent radio programme (People’s Parliament) aired on Family Love FM, the governor admitted that the strange rumours discouraged him from moving into the state-of-the-art facility built and commissioned by his predecessor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu PhD., just before leaving office on May 29, 2023. During the radio programme, the presenter sought clarity on the governor’s position, asking, “Did you say something was buried in the new Government House?” In response, the governor’s spokesman confirmed: “That’s the rumour we heard — that cows, vultures, and tortoises were buried in the new Government House.” This revela...

  Opinion   Aba Roads: When Those Who Know Speak We Should Listen by John Okiyi Kalu | #NwokeukwuMascot  A young friend of mine recently visited Aba and took to Facebook to praise the incumbent Governor, Alex Otti, for “doing a great job” on the roads and I asked him where he visited in Aba so I can enlighten him on who did what. I was in Aba before and after Ikpeazu’s administration and should know. In fact prior to the Inaugurationj of Dr Okezie Ikpeazu on the 29th of May 2015 I went round with a camera crew led by Gabriel Aguwa Paul to record the state of roads in Aba and also before May 29th 2023 when Alex Otti was inaugurated I also went round with a team led by Chidiebere Ikonne to record the state of roads in Aba and Umuahia.  There is no true resident of Aba that will not first give credit to the Ikpeazu-led government for the work done at Aba without noise. It is also this attempt to re-write history that must have annoyed the maker of this social media video ...

  Opinion   Full List of Materials Deployed At Multi-Specialist Hospital Aba by  John Okiyi Kalu | #NwokeukwuMascot A specialist medical doctor (MD) is someone who concentrates primarily in a specific area of patient healthcare. They focus on providing care for specific diseases or injuries instead of the wide spectrum of services rendered by general hospitals. This improves efficiency and cost effectiveness and helps maximise resources. For instance, the human body has nine systems, each needing a surgeon or physician to manage it. So, if we are to have an efficient healthcare system in our dear state, Abia, we need a minimum of 18 specialist hospitals. This was the thinking of Governor Ikpeazu then. It is important to state that a medical needs assessment was conducted by a team put together by the Ikpeazu administration that identified some health burdens in Aba in particular. They specifically noted the rising cases of kidney failure among others. So, it became neces...