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Otti Unveils Strategy to Rehabilitate 248.46km of Roads in Abia

Aro NewsJanuary 12, 2024

Abia State governor, Dr Alex Otti, has disclosed his readiness to partner with multilateral organisations to reconstruct and rehabilitate 248.46 kilometers of roads in the State. Governor Otti gave the assurance recently when he received a delegation from the Federal Ministry of Finance, led by Dr. Oyebola Akande, an Assistant Director in the ministry, which...

Lawmaker Gives Contractor Marching Order Over Umuahia-Bende-Ohafia-Arochukwu Road Project

Aro NewsJanuary 12, 2024

The member representing the Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Hon Ibe Okwara Osonwa, has given a marching order to the contractors handling the Umuahia-Bende-Ohafia-Arochukwu federal road to complete the project or risk revocation of the contract. Osonwa handed down the warning recently while speaking with journalists after a constituency town hall meeting held...

Abia Assembly asks Gov Otti to fix Arochukwu-Ohafia road

Aro NewsOctober 14, 2023

The Abia State House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging Governor Alex Otti to seek Federal government’s intervention on the Umuahia-Bende-Ohafia- Arochukwu federal road.The House also stressed that the abandoned colonial bridge across Igu River at Ozu Abam in Arochukwu Local Government Area should be given urgent attention as well. It urged the governor...

Mary Slessor School Gets New Classroom Block Courtesy Sen Kalu

Aro NewsOctober 7, 2023

For the management and pupils of Mary Slessor Primary School, Arochukwu, it is a time to rejoice and appreciate the Senator representing Abia North in the National Assembly, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, for his recent benevolent act to the institution. Courtesy the former Governor of Abia State and the Chairman, Senate Committee on privatization, the...

Kalu Attracts 6.1 Km Road at Itumbuzor/Ndi Iwo

Aro NewsOctober 7, 2023

Construction work is progressing on the 6 kilometer Itumbuzor/ Ndi Iwo road in Bende LGA of Abia State. Drainage work is ongoing, as the contractor handling the project is presently addressing the issue of erosion, which washes away parts of the road. Aro News investigation revealed that the project was attracted by Senator Orji Uzor...

Profile of Dr. Alex Otti

Aro NewsJune 19, 2023

Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, was born on the 18th February 1965. He is a Nigerian economist, banker, investor, philanthropist and politician. Otti is currently the Governor-elect of Abia State in Nigeria. the former Group Managing Director of Diamond Bank Plc, a retail financial institution in Nigeria. Otti was a gubernatorial candidate of Abia State...

How Uchenna Kalu Okoro emerged ASHA member elect

Aro NewsJune 16, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) in the early hours of Sunday the 19th of March, 2023, declared Uchenna Kalu Okoro the Labour Party flag bearer winner of the Arochukwu State Constituency, election for the Abia State House of Assembly. He defeated several candidates including the current member representing Arochukwu State Constituency, Hon. Mike Ukoha of...

Day Dan Okeke commissioned solar lights in Aro/Ohafia Constituency

Aro NewsMay 17, 2023

By Oti Maduabuchi Orieji The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency in the 2023 election , High Chief Daniel Chimezie Okeke (Mezie Abia) recently commissioned the solar street light project he attracted across Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency with a charge to the host communities to protect the facility from being vandalized....

Ukoha attracts, flags off construction of Amannagwu-Ujari-Amasu link road

Aro NewsMay 3, 2023

By Chimezie Okoroafor The Minority Whip/member representing Arochukwu State Constituency, Abia House of Assembly, Hon. Dr. Mike Ukoha, recently, flagged off the construction of the Amannagwu-Ujari-Amasu link road which he attracted. The lawmaker while flagging off the road, explained that the condition of the road has been deplorable, stressing that such made him to present...

My Acceptance Speech on the Occasion of My Declaration as Governor Elect of Abia State

Aro NewsApril 28, 2023

My fellow Abians, it gives me great pleasure this evening to address you, following the final announcement of the results of the gubernatorial elections conducted across the state last Saturday, March 18, 2023. With deep humility and a profound sense of responsibility, I wholeheartedly accept your mandate to be your chief servant for the next...