Abia State News Special Report
COURTESY VISIT: GOVERNOR IKPEAZU RECEIVES PENGASSAN EXECUTIVES
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Afnews Editor
Sep 26, 2019
Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has called on the
Petroleum And Natural Gas Senior Staff Association Of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to
ensure a proper servicing of Aba Depot to make available all petroleum products
to users at all time.
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Governor Ikpeazu who made the call when he received the
Executive Members Of Petroleum And Natural Gas Senior Staff Association Of Nigeria on a courtesy visit to
him at Government House Umuahia lamented the scarcity of some petroleum products
at the Aba Depot, which serves Abia and neighboring States, maintained that as
an oil producing State, Government is determined to collaborate and support
PENGASSAN to succeed.
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The Governor represented by his Deputy, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu,
said the present administration in the bid to sustain the rating of Abia as one
of the safest states in the federation will be creating the Ministry Of Home
Land Security to further attract investors and industrialists while the
promotion of made in Aba, Abia and Nigeria goods will be given adequate patronage
by encouraging artisans and SMEs to sustain the high quality of products to
meet with international standard.
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He noted that the Enyimba Economic City location in Ukwa
East, Ukwa West and Ugwunagbo was in a bid to develop them to modern cities as
oil producing LGAs while Government set up the five cardinal pillars to build a
new Abia based on areas of comparative advantage like Agriculture, Trade and
Commerce, Oil and Gas,Education and others.
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The State Chief Executive further said that Government will
continue to embark on massive rehabilitation and construction of roads leading to agrarian communities and
pledged to support PENGASSAN her R Library and Event centre.
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Earlier in his speech the President of PENGASSAN, Mr Nduka
Ohaeri lauded Governor Ikpeazu administion efforts at making the State safe and
peaceful, patronage of made in Aba goods,revamping of Golden Guniea among other
and urged Govt to pay more attention on road maintenance, waste management and
making oi producing areas of Ukwa modern cities.
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Mr Ohaeri further stated that they are in the State to collaborate with the State Govt to
assist them construct a befitting E Learning Library and Centre for research on
oil and gas which is geared towards providing employment and generating revenue
for the State and Nation.
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-Nkasiobi Akoma Reporting
