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 Politics  Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North Senatorial District, has announced the successful completion of an additional 2-kilometer stretch of the Umuzomgbo Road in Ihechiowa, Arochukwu Local Government Area, further boosting his infrastructural footprint in the region. This latest development adds to an earlier 3.5-kilometer road project already completed in the same axis, bringing the total length of completed roadworks to approximately 5.5 kilometers. In a post shared via his verified Facebook page, the former governor expressed satisfaction with the pace and progress of the project. He wrote: “I am pleased to announce the completion of an additional 2KM of the Umuzomgbo Arochukwu Road, adding to the earlier 3.5KM, making a total of 5.5KM done so far. 'With just 3–4KM left to reach Okpo Ihechiowa, I remain fully committed to delivering on this project.I sincerely appreciate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for providing us with the resources to execute this proj...

  News   …Says brown envelope, staged visit undermine priestly credibility, taint prophetic authority |  #NwokeukwuMascot Umuahia, Abia State — The State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia, Elder Abraham Amah, has penned an open letter to his elder brother, Rev. Dr. J.K. Amah, questioning the integrity and implications of the latter’s recent public endorsement of Governor Alex Otti. In a carefully worded letter titled “An Open Letter to My Brother, Rev. Dr. J.K. Amah,” the PDP chairman expressed disappointment and concern over what he described as an orchestrated attempt to launder the image of the Otti-led administration under the guise of priestly blessing and prophetic affirmation. “When praise follows privilege, the public sees not prophecy, but payment,” Elder Amah wrote, in reference to Rev. Amah’s now-publicized meeting with Governor Otti, which he claimed involved a government-sponsored two-way flight from Lagos to Umuahia and the handin...

  News   Umuahia, Nigeria – The  Former Executive Secretary of the National Agricultural Lands Development Authority (NALDA), Prince Paul Ikonne, has raised damning questions over the Abia State Government’s claim of spending ₦54 billion on the retrofitting and construction of 53 public schools, describing the figure as “laughable, suspicious, and an insult to the collective intelligence of Abians.” In a strongly-worded statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Dr. Ujo Justice, Prince Ikonne, while speaking at a stakeholder meeting in Ukwa, accused the Governor Alex Otti-led administration of “budgetary fiction” and challenged the government to provide verifiable evidence to justify the claim. “What we see across Ukwa and many other parts of Abia is an education system in visible decay,” Ikonne said. “Ceilings are falling apart, blackboards are worn out, and in some places, children sit on bare floors beneath leaking roofs. If ₦54 billion was truly spent, let ...

  News   … Says Abians can’t find impact of N287bn capital receipts and N75bn project spend |  NwokeukwuMascot Umuahia, Nigeria — The Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised serious concerns over what it describes as “glaring fiscal misalignments” in the 2025 second quarter financial report recently published by the state government under Governor Alex Otti. In a strongly worded open letter addressed to the Governor, the party accused the administration of fiscal opacity, rising debt without development outcomes, and failure to deliver on social contracts with the people. Recall we had in our early report stated how despite continuous denial of massive borrowing, Alex Otti’s government had borrowed over 75 billion Naira in external debt. The letter, dated August 2, 2025, and signed by the Abia PDP State Chairman, Elder Abraham Amah, offered a detailed “Shadow Government Review” of the Q2 report, citing key issues ranging from unexplained ...