Otti Commissions Obehie Road, Vows To Leverage On Gas In Ukwa To Generate Electricity

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has commissioned the 1.2 kilometre Umuokomiri – Obehie ring road in Ukwa West reconstructed by the Abia State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ASOPADEC).

Commissioning the road project, Governor Otti noted that the road had been a work in progress for a long time before he appointed the General Manager of ASOPADEC, Ven. Dr. Joshua Onyeike, who took it up and realized the project within a short period. He thanked the General Manager of ASOPADEC for the various water projects ASOPADEC is carrying out currently and described him as a man of capacity.

Governor Otti, who vowed to leverage on the presence of gas in Ukwa to generate electricity for the people, informed that his government would at the end of this month perform a ground breaking ceremony of Abia Innovation and Industrial Park in Owaza. He disclosed that the industrial park which would house manufacturing company, oil and gas company, refinery and other concerns would have 90 percent funding by the private sector while his government would contribute 10 percent of it. He equally informed that the money to be used in setting up the industrial park is already available.

The State chief executive said his administration would not just extract resources from Ukwa West but would give back to the people and assured that the Ogwe Golden Chicken company would be revived.

In his speech, the General Manager of ASOPADEC, Ven. Dr. Joshua Onyeike commended the determination of Governor Otti to arrest the infrastructural deficit of the State and said that the Umuokomiri -Obehie road would ameliorate the problems of the people and end their misery and untold hardship.

He informed that the ASOPADEC is carrying out some other projects including water projects in Mkporobe, ,Umuebulungwu and other areas and called for sustained support of the Governor.

Earlier in their speeches,the Ukwa West Labour party chairman, Elder I.O Dike and President General, Asa Development Union ,Dr. Ikechukwu Ajuzieogu described Ukwa West as the treasure base of the State and appealed to the Governor to fulfill the campaign promises he made to their people including reviving the Ogwe Golden Chicken project, empowering their people and completing the reconstruction of the Ugwati-Obokwe -Oberete road among others and pledged their support to his administration.

The road commissioning ceremony attracted the wife of the Governor, Mrs. Priscilla Otti, members of the State House of Assembly, Commissioner for Information and Culture, Prince Okey Kanu and his colleagues, traditional rulers among other dignitaries.

Azubuike Jinanwa/Divine Nwankwo

Govt. House, Umuahia, reporting.