Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State says despite the economic challenges confronting the nation, his decision to harness the ingenuity and creativity of
The Governor stated this today while featuring in a political programme on the state’s owned radio station BCA.
According to him, “In the next twenty to thirty years, my vision is that we have a State that will no longer be going to Abuja for allocation and if that is to be possible, then we need to begin to do something intentional about the economy of the state and economic activity around the economic nerve centre which is Aba; that is why we have decided to pay such attention to the place.
“Even those who do not like us have come to realize that the narratives have changed. Today, when you introduce yourself as an Abian, you can no longer be associated with Osisikanku. No, you will more likely be associated with what you can do in terms of shoes, bags, or the garments, the beautiful dresses we wear, or a resilient entrepreneur, or a potential one; someone who works, somebody prepared to make contributions to the economic growth of this country”.
“Meanwhile, this first batch of 28 or 30 of them will be traveling very soon, as soon as these countries open their borders in response to the COVID situation”, he said. On health, he said the state’s intervention through the tele-health scheme was published in the UK as a novel and ingenious strategy to deepen health care delivery. He said over 800 Primary Health Centres of the State are connected to Government House through a central system and access is made with the touch of a button for quick response to health emergency.
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