Chief Theodore Orji says his Government has mapped out programmes targeted at developing the agricultural sector of the state. Governor Orji made the disclosure when he received at the Government house, Umuahia the international Fund for Agriculture (IFAD) Country Programme Manager, Atsuko Toda and her team who paid him a courtesy visit. He stated that apart from setting up liberation farms in parts of the State to employ Abia youths, the State has ventured into cocoa, cashew, and oil palm plantations. He said that agriculture has become a big business and a great employer of labour, with a lot of…
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Governor Theodore Orji says the importance of an airport in Abia State cannot be overemphasized. He stated this at the Government house, Umuahia when he received at the Government house, Umuahia when he received a delegation of the NORINCO Group of China, investors interested in building an airport and seaport for the state. The governor said that Abia is prepared to build an airport even though it is capital intensive and disclosed that at the moment the state is tidying its papers with the federal government and other agencies involved in the airport project. Chief Orji said that the next…
GROUP TO HONOR PRESIDENT JONATHAN, ORJI IN UMUAHIA The coalition of Youth and Pressure Groups, South East zone has concluded plans to honor president Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Theodore Orji at a solidarity/endorsement rally scheduled to hold in Umuahia on the 31st of this month. The event which is slated to hold at Ibeku High school, Umuahia is a way of supporting and urging the two leaders to continue with their good jobs. Speaking during a courtesy visit on the chief press secretary to Abia state governor, Mr. Charles Ajunwa in his office, the leader of the delegation, Chucks Ibegbu…
Governor Theodore Orji osays it is his belief that the new national chairman of the PDP, Adamu Muazu will work towards re-engineering and reinvigorating the party.The governor was speaking at the government house, Umuahia while answering questions from newsmen on his return from the PDP National Executive council meeting held at Abuja.He said the preoccupation of the new chairman should be to do those things that will make the party win elections and bring all those who defected from the party to return ahead of the 2015 election.“His area of priority should be to reengineer the party so that the…
Despite the seeming crisis in the People’s Democratic Party, Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State says the party will get stronger soon as serious reengineering of its internal democracy is going on. The governor stated this while fielding questions from newsmen in Umuahia on his return to the state after attending series of meetings of the party in Abuja. He maintained that most people who disengaged from the party will come back after the transformation that is going on in the PDP. Chief Orji said that gang ups against the party by some influential Nigerians will not work, adding that…
Chief Theodore Orji says his government is serious and committed to achieving the proposed Abia airport project. The governor stated this at the government house, Umuahia when he received the Euro Asia Global services Ltd, technical partners to CGCOC China construction group interested in actualizing the airport project. Chief Orji said the airport project is a noble project, explaining that even if he did not complete it, he would have initiated the process. He said that the airport project was borne out of requests by Abia businessmen as it would boost the economy of the state and called on the…
Abia state government has applauded the United States government for lifting the travel ban imposed on its citizens to Abia and some other states in the country. The U.S government had imposed the ban on the states due to the poor security situation in the states at the time occasioned by kidnapping and violent crimes. Briefing journalists at the government house, Umuahia on the development, the chief press secretary to Abia state governor, Charles Ajunwa said with this, U.S citizens can now come to Abia, and other neighbouring states to do business as a result of the heightened peace and security especially…
Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has charged all Muslims in the country to emulate the virtues of peace, tolerance and justice preached by Holy Prophet Muhammad as they mark his birthday (Eid-El-Maulud) today. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Charles Ajunwa, Governor Orji who felicitate with the Muslim faithfuls resident in Abia State, said his government would do everything possible to ensure that the present religious harmony among Christians and Muslims living in the state is maintained. He enjoined all Muslims in the state to join hands with his government to move Abia to greater heights.…
Former Minister of Finance and National Planning, Dr. Kalu Idika Kalu, has denied a recent statement credited to him by one of the national dailies where he was quoted to had said that development in Abia State fell short of the expectations of the founding fathers. Kalu who made the denial while addressing journalists at his Ebem Ohafia country home, commended Governor Theodore Orji for the developmentalprojects he has initiated in Abia since coming on board in 2007 till date. The former Commissioner for Finance in Old Imo State who maintained that he never scored Governor Orji’s government low in…
GOVERNMENT OF ABIA STATE 2014 BUDGET SPEECH, AS PRESENTED TO THE STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY BY HIS EXCELLENCY, CHIEF T. A. ORJI (OCHENDO), GOVERNOR ABIA STATE, HOLDING AT THE CHAMBERS OF THE STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, UMUAHIA, ON THE 30TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2013 I have the pleasure and honor to present to this distinguished Honorable House, the 2014 Budget of the State. This budget has been prepared in the context of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework, which looks at the projections for the year 2014 to 2016, using the year 2012 budget, as the base year for our journey…