Abia State News Special Report
ABIA @28: THE STATE OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN ABA IS DEPLORABLE, BISHOP UGORJI URGE IKPEAZU TO ACT
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Aug 25, 2019
...Commends government for lifting the ban on
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The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Umuahia, Most Rev.
Lucius Ugorji, has advised the Abia government to take urgent steps to address
the huge infrastructure deficit in the state, especially Aba, the commercial
hub of the state.
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Ugorji made the call in his sermon on Sunday during a
special thanksgiving mass to commemorate the 28th anniversary of the creation
of the state at Mater Dei Cathedral, Umuahia.
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He said that the state of infrastructure in Aba was
deplorable and begging for immediate government's attention to avert its total
collapse.
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Ugorji also expressed worry over the growing state of
insecurity in the state, citing the menace of herdsmen and their wanton
destruction of people's farms in the state.
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The clergyman alleged that herdsmen recently attacked the
diocesan farm, destroying crops worth over N2.5 million and attempted "to stab
the farm manager to death.ÔÇØ
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He regretted that although the matter was reported to security
agencies, no arrest had yet been made.
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He charged security agencies in the state to rise to their
responsibility of protecting the lives and property of the citizenry.
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The cleric urged the government to endeavour to pay workers
and teachers "promptly, as an when dueÔÇØ in order to motivate them to give their
best.
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He expressed profound gratitude to God for the human and
mineral deposits as well as other material resources endowed on the state.
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He expressed joy that the state had produced great sons and
daughters, who had excelled in different spheres of human endeavours across the
globe.
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He further said that Aba possessed great potential that had
attracted enormous trade and investment from other parts of Nigeria and West
African region.
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He opined that with diligent exploitation of the potential,
Aba would be one of the greatest cities in Africa.
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Ugorji commended the government for lifting the ban on
employment, describing the measure as a positive development that could reduce
the unemployment and crime rates in the state.
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He further lauded government's handover of schools to
missions but said that there were still some hiccups in the completion process.
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Deputy Gov. Ude Oko-Chukwu, who represented Gov. Okezie
Ikpeazu at the solemn event, thanked God for the relative security in the
state, in spite of the widespread security challenges in the country.
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Uko-Chukwu also said that Abia had enjoyed substantial peace
and harmony among political class in the state.
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He commended the efforts of the founding fathers of the
state in the realisation of the state in 1991 and promised that the present
administration would continue to uphold the ideals of the elder statesmen.
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He further promised that Okezie's administration would not
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He urged Christians to continue to pray for the country to overcome the current challenges that seemed to threaten its peace and unity.
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