Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has said his administration is according priority to the construction of a dry port in Ntigha, Isialangwa North Local Government Area of the state, even as he underlined that the state will no longer embark on airport project just because others are doing so.

The Governor said when completed, the dry port will help in facilitating ease of doing business in Aba and the state at large.

The governor made this known during a zoom meeting organized by journalists in the state under the aegis of Abia Media Forum.

The Governor said, “we are looking at viability here, economy is key. Only about 5% of our population have interest in flying while the other 95% use road to move their goods and services.

"We must look at the needs of our people before embarking on any project”, he said.

He also stated that his administration is prioritizing the needs of the people in terms of infrastructure development of the state.

According to him, resources of the state must be properly channeled to address fundamental needs of the people.

The governor also said his administration is working closely with sister States to address the issue of insecurity in the region. He reiterated the importance of the Ebubeagu Security outfit and said it would help address the security challenges faced in the region. He informed that the idea behind the Ebubeagu Security outfit is to collaborate and maximize the comparative advantage in each state of the region, enable the region procure modern technology to facilitate monitoring of movement of persons, and to effectively tackle the challenges headlong. Dr. Ikpeazu said the launch of the new security outfit couldn’t have come at a better time and that the State already had in place the Homeland Security Unit with a mandate to protect lives and property of people of the State.

While stating that the state was deepening the Ebubeagu security outfit by recruiting at the ward and community levels citizens who would help in the area of information and intelligence gathering at the grassroots level, the State Chief Executive said "the State will soon organize a stakeholders forum which will have in attendance all stakeholders in the security sector.

"We are bringing together stakeholders in the security sector to help us evaluate the template we have; this will enable us tackle the security challenges we are faced with. Our target is to create a security architecture robust enough to secure our state.”

While addressing the issue of criminal herdsmen in the State, the Governor said his administration took proactive measures by enacting a bill through the State Assembly to ban open grazing in the State. This he said has helped the state in addressing the issue of herders and farmers clashes in the State.

“We have a law on open grazing. Aside Benue State, Abia was the first to pass the Anti-Open Grazing law in the country. We are tackling criminal herdsmen from other parts of the country and sub-region. We are enforcing the law", he said.

He called for the decentralization of the nation's security architecture and the creation of State Police to enable states tackle their peculiar challenges.

While reiterating the need to address the issue of perceived injustice in the country, the Governor said there are complaints of injustice, lopsidedness in appointments, lack of consideration of the feelings of those occupying the Nigerian territory in critical decision making of the country etc, he called for inclusiveness in the appointment of personnel: For example, in our security architecture of the country, the southeast doesn’t have any security representative in the security council meeting. There is a need to have an all inclusive government in order to assuage the feelings of those agitating.”

Governor Ikpeazu used the occasion to reiterate his government’s mission to leave Abia State better than he met it. “I want to be remembered as someone who came and tackled intractable issues; I want to be remembered as the Governor who tackled unworkable roads like Faulks, Ama Ikonne, and the governor who added to the road infrastructural stock of the state.

"Most of the roads we constructed are still standing and would stand the test of time. We have affected positively all facets of state infrastructure: education, health care, road, agriculture, SME, etc. Our aim is to leave the state better than we met it,” he concluded.

https://abntv.com.ng/2021/05/ikpeazu-hints-on-dry-port-in-abia-states-reason-for-dropping-airport-project/

Ok better

God bless Abia state

Abia state leader that will work may still be on the way not this ta
orji boy.

At least he didn't hallucinate till the end.
Sometimes one wonders the way people in authority think.

is the port to export shit and dirt...

Another cement depot about to be built

Its a good one if implemented.

Tribalism & hatred for SE won't be the end of you....u will live long to see the SE prosper beyond your wildest dreams

Staphylococcus:
Another cement depot about to be built

A move in right direction a welcome development

Between this man and PMB, I don't know who is the master of promise and fail. Complete the flyover first, we'll consider whether to listen to you or not

You and your cohorts are the worst thing that ever happen to the people of abia state. Since you assumed office about 6 years ago, it has been "we will do this, we will do that". No tangible infrastructures on ground. Sometime when I passes through Umuhia and Aba, I'm always ashamed to identify with that state. I think it is curse.

Sounds more reasonable than the airport project

moriss33:
Tribalism & hatred for SE won't be the end of you....u will live long to see the SE prosper beyond your wildest dreams

Is that not how Obiano hinted about an international airport? What did we end up seeing, cement depot.

Let me reiterate...Tribalism & hatred for SE wont be the end of you....you will live long to see the whole SE prosper beyond your wildest dreams.

Staphylococcus:


Is that not how Obiano hinted about an international airport? What did we end up seeing, cement depot.

if you have both will you die? lol

Confused over bloated frog. No wonder Sen. Smart Adeyemi said he is a drunkard. This man is just confused. See the one legged flyover he was building at Ariaria area for one decade...He took up airport project because other governors were doing so. He is dropping it now for this one. Tomorrow he will drop this one too for another thing. Who do Abia sef.
Oh God, deliver us from bad governors.

Confused over-bloated frog. No wonder Sen. Smart Adeyemi said he is a drunkard. This man is just confused. See the one legged flyover he was building at Ariaria area for one decade...He took up airport project because other governors were doing so. He is dropping it now for this one. Tomorrow he will drop this one too for another thing. Who do Abia sef.
Oh God, deliver us from bad governors.

This man never finished Aba roads to standard... Now
He is thinking about Airport project....

419 leader...

I wonder how these politicians sleep at night

Stooge

naijanaso:
Confused over-bloated frog. No wonder Sen. Smart Adeyemi said he is a drunkard. This man is just confused. See the one legged flyover he was building at Ariaria area for one decade...He took up airport project because other governors were doing so. He is dropping it now for this one. Tomorrow he will drop this one too for another thing. Who do Abia sef.
Oh God, deliver us from bad governors.

Abeg i no fit laf oo. After he drop dis dry port, he will go 4 world Tinapa or building of University to boast the education in d State. Hahaha

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When did they start enforcing the anti-grazing laws? Between Umuahia and Okigwe is a beehive of herdsmen and cows activities. They are very visible from the expressway.

The only good news from his axis is that only Aba-PH is the remaining portion of the expressway to be rebuilt. They have passed Osisioma junction where he has been building one flyover for years.


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Can Buhari have a zoom session with journalist like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMJLKIsSzfo

5% are interested in flying

Look at the lame reason!