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Otti to Increase LGAs in Abia for Efficient Service Delivery, Administrative Convenience

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has initiated plans to increase the number of local government areas in the state, saying it has become imperative for “administrative convenience and efficient service delivery”.

He dropped the hint weekend at Awomukwu Ikwuano Local Government Area, at a civic exception organised by Awomukwu Think Tank Forum in honour of their two illustrious sons, Dr. Monday Ubani, SAN, and Chief Davidson Alaribe.

Ubani was among the set of accomplished lawyers raised to the rank of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) while Alaribe was earlier in the year inaugurated as the 60th (Diamond) President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN).

Responding to the address by the Ikwuano people and the requests therein, Governor Otti said that increasing the number of local government areas in Abia “is very critical” hence he has taken it as “a major project”.

Presently, Nigeria’s subnational governments are not constitutional empowered to create local governments but several states have navigated around the impediment by creating Development Centres (DCs).

Abia is composed of 17 local government areas and it appears Otti might toe the line carving out development centres, saying that he would “see how we can restructure the state” for better service delivery.

He explained that some local government areas in Abia “are so big” to be split in two or more to drive efficiency in grassroots administration.

“If you know the geographical structure of this state, you will know that Ikwuano is one of those local government areas that should not be one,” Otti said, adding that “we are going to do everything possible to ensure that the right thing is done”.

But he was quick to point out that splitting the LGAs would not in any way amount to “an attempt to divide the people”, stressing that the exercise “is just for administrative convenience”.

Governor Otti pledged to fix the Ariam-Usaka Road and other important roads in Ikwuano Local Government Area, reiterating that “once elections are over, governance sets in”.

He stated his readiness to work with all elected political office holders irrespective of political platforms in order to bring development to Abia.

To this end, Otti said that since Senator Austin Akobundu had informed him that the Ariam-Usaka road was captured in the 2025 federal budget, the state government would collaborate with him to ensure the road is fixed.

“I am going to work with him (Akobundu) to ensure that if the money in the (federal) budget is not enough, we will put more money and get it done this year,” he assured Ikwuano people.

Otti further also disclosed that he has made it a point of duty in 2025 to provide potable water to Abia communities through the direct labour policy of his administration, which has been effective in road construction and maintenance.

“To that extent, we have acquired a massive industrial drilling rig, which has arrived the state a few days ago and we will deploy them to all parts of the State. It can drill like 200 metres in an hour”, he stated.

The governor assured the people of Ikwuano that they would “benefit a great deal from our 2025 water project” as decision has already been taken to put pipe-borne water in different communities in Abia.

Earlier in his remarks, Akobundu who chaired the event in collaboration with Governor Otti for the development of Abia, said that he totally agreed with the governor that political differences should be subsumed to the interest of God’s Own State.

The Senator who represents Abia Central on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lauded Otti for his inclusive leadership and for reaching out to Abia lawmakers in the National Assembly for collaboration in moving their state forward.

Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo

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