Abia State
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Alex Otti, the Governor of Abia State, has expressed sadness at the death of the former Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who he described as his “personal lawyer”. MEZIESBLOG reports that Akeredolu died on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at 67. Otti, in a statement issued on Saturday, said the late Akeredolu was a courageous…
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The Secretary General Isuikwuato Development Union, Akabueze Ndukwe has attributed the deplorable conditions of Isuikwuato General Hospital to alleged disappearance of 125KVA power generating set and some ‘unserviceable ‘ vehicles from the hospital. Ndukwe, who was being cross-examined by the Counsel to Abia State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the Recovery of Government Properties and…
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The Court of Appeal in Lagos has dismissed the appeals brought by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) and their governorship candidates against the election of Governor Alex Otti of Abia State. In a unanimous decision on Saturday, the three-man Appeal Court panel upheld the victory of Otti at the…
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Abia State Government has described as false, the claims making the rounds that it directed Northerners, who live and conduct their businesses at the Lokpanta Cattle Market, around the Enugu-Umuahia-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway by Umunneochi, to leave the State. The State government, in a statement made available to journalists, said there was no iota of truth…
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Abia State election petition tribunal sitting in Umuahia has dismissed three grounds of prayers brought by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Okey Ahaiwe against Governor Alex Otti. The tribunal which delivered the Judgement at about 1:20 pm, dismissed Ahaiwe’s case for lack of merit. Ahaiwe had challenged the declaration of Otti as…
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Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has approved the full payment of compensation to owners of 130 structures to be demolished in Umuahia for the construction of a 6-lane Ossah-Okpara square road in the State capital. The government claims property owners in the designated areas will start receiving their payment credit alerts from today, Friday, the…
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The Abia State Government has denied reports that the former administration of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu left N24 billion in the state’s accounts, describing the reports as false. Rather, the state government said the past administration left a whopping N191 billion in debt for Otti to grapple with. The Special Adviser to Governor Alex Otti on…
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A Federal High Court has denied nullifying the candidature of the Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, who contested the election on the platform of the Labour Party, LP. The court, however, said it nullified the election of the Kano LP candidates that contested the 2023 general election. MEZIIESBLOG recalls that Ibrahim Haruna-Ibrahim had filed an…
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Mrs Ifeoma Kalu, wife of former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Kalu is dead. The federal lawmaker confirmed the development in a post on his official Facebook page on Monday. The Chief Whip of the Senate said Ifeoma, who died at the age of 61, was a woman of virtue who was committed to…
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Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has approved the release of the sum of 450 Million Naira as Salary Support to the academic and non-academic staff of Abia State Polytechnic Aba, ABN TV reports. This is to enable the management of the school to immediately pay 4 months out of the salaries owed workers of the tertiary institution,…
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FMC Umuahia, a prestigious general hospital located in the heart of Abia State’s capital city, successfully carried out its first kidney transplant on 8 December, 2017. According to a Facebook user Chinanu Ndumele, who took to social media and shared his joy for this landmark achievement, his brother-in-law was part of the medical team. The…
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Former governor of Abia State and APC South East chieftain has called on the the IPOB Youths to remain law abiding as he consults with the federal authorities and IPOB stakeholders towards finding a common ground to the brewing crisis in Abia State. Kalu spoke in response to the military presence in the state and…
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