While the then Governor might not have used the language of the media to explain those issues, it has always been clear to me his actions were common sense solutions that should be studied and applauded.
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission and members of Nigerian Governors Forum applauded Dr. Ikpeazu for managing those funds transparently.
Though the order was later rescinded, the people of the zone had been staying indoors over fears of being attacked by IPOB members
The Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, in a statement on Tuesday May 25, 2021 said such elements masquerading as traders at Ngwa Road Market in Aba, were those who had apparently been benefitting from the age-long rot in some of the markets, and are therefore uncomfortable with the planned reorganisation and phased reconstruction of the market.
Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, the Commissioner for Information, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Umuahia
Ukpai’s death was said to have shaken members of the Peoples Democratic Party and those within government circles.
The Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, made this known in a statement he issued in Umuahia on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Abia State Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, on Saturday
The Governor, whose sample had earlier returned negative on Tuesday, had another sample tested by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Thursday
The Commissioner for Information, John Okiyi-Kalu, made the disclosure in a statement in Umuahia on Sunday.
The state’s Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Umuahia on Sunday.
The Abia State Government has confirmed it has two cases of Coronavirus Disease in the state.
Chief John Okiyi-Kalu, the Commissioner for Information, made the disclosure in a statement he issued in Umuahia on Saturday
]The Abia State Government on Saturday ordered the closure of all land borders as part of its efforts to prevent the outbreak of Coronavirus in the state.
Enyinnaya Appolos, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, in a statement on Wednesday said six out of the 27 Commissioners were not affected by the dissolution.
In an article published on August 13 2013, in response to the “deportation” of Igbo from Lagos to the South East region, C. Don Adinuba, a prolific writer of Igbo origin, penned the following lines on those we now consider as Igbo education argonauts: “When the Great Zik of Africa returned from the United States in the 1940s with a string of degrees in diverse disciplines, he saw that the Igbo were lagging behind the Yoruba because Igboland is in the hinterland, far removed from the sea through which modernity came to our country. He did not induce in the Igbo a persecution or inferiority complex or demonise the Yoruba, but rather took far-sighted steps to make them leapfrog developmentally. He sent to the United States nine promising Igbo young men, including K. O. Mbadiwe, Nwafor Orizu, Mbonu Ojike and Okechukwu Ikejiani, for further studies, and the ‘Argonauts’ in turn, sent their family members and relatives to the US. This is the genesis of the Igbo dominance of the Nigerian community in the US. A gifted anthropologist, Zik recognized Igbo society thrives on village and town competition. He used the instrumentality of the Igbo State Union to promote the establishment of educational institutions by communities. Thus, ‘in one fantastic burst of energy’, as Chinua Achebe put it, ‘the Igbo wiped out their educational handicap’. By 1965, they had begun to compete with the Yoruba educationally. Meanwhile, Zik had recruited many village primary school teachers with a flair for writing and trained them as journalists on his West Africa Pilot. That’s how the Igbo came into journalism. Emmanuel Obiechina, the eminent professor of sociology of literature, did show in a compelling manner how this development led to the emergence of the first generation of intellectual novels and how the Igbo were in the forefront.
I personally find it strange that of all the states given approval to access International funds with very low interest rates, long repayment period and 7-10 years moratorium, only the approval granted to Abia is attracting organized attacks by the political opposition in the state.