Abia State Govt To Invest FG’s ₦2bn Palliative On Transportation
The Abia State Government has said it will invest the ₦2 billion subsidy palliative received from the Federal Government on transportation.
Abia’s Information and Culture Commissioner Okey Kanu disclosed this while briefing the press after Tuesday’s State Executive Council meeting chaired by Governor Alex Otti.
According to him, the state government will roll out its palliatives after it is through with that of the Federal Government.
While buttressing the point, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Policies and Interventions Rev. Father Christian Anokwuru said ₦16,800 worth of bags of rice was received from the Federal Government.
He disclosed that each ward would get 90 bags, adding that 55 bags have been given to each of the 184 wards while the remaining 35 bags would get to the wards on Wednesday.
Away from the palliatives, Prince Kanu and his health counterpart Dr. Ngozi Okoronkwo said the three general hospitals undergoing renovations have been completed and would soon be commissioned while medical doctors have been posted to Ugwunagbo and Obehie general hospitals.
They added that almost every test would be run in the Abia State Specialist Hospital and Diagnostics Centre while the free medical services initiated by the present administration would continue till December. They noted that the enumeration of pensioners for their free health insurance scheme is almost completed.
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Prince Kanu, who stated that the administration has not done any celebration for the 100 days in office, said that Governor Otti’s administration had declared a state of emergency in waste management, health, road infrastructure, and education among others.
In that regard, he said so far, a lot has been done including security and public service reform. He said five roads in Aba including Umuimo, Emelogu, Jubilee, Cemetery, Shallom, and Obehie are due for commissioning.