Presidential media team inspects federal, state projects in Abia

A high-powered Renewed Hope Ambassadors Presidential Media Team arrived in Abia State on Tuesday to inspect federal and state government projects across the state. Briefing journalists on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting held on Monday and presided over by Governor Alex Otti, the Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, said the visit formed part of the Renewed Hope National Media Tour of projects being executed by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and various state governments. “This is part of the Renewed Hope National Media Tour of projects under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and state governments,” Kanu said. “The tour is designed to cover the six geopolitical zones of the country. The visit by the team is quite timely, given the very cordial relationship between the state government and the Federal Government. “This is a relationship that has led to partnerships between the state and Federal Government, as reflected in projects such as the airport project and the recently flagged-off Renewed Hope Housing Estate project.” According to the commissioner, members of the team will tour various parts of the state to inspect road projects and other development initiatives being undertaken by the government across the 17 local government areas. He added that the visit would culminate in a civic reception for the presidential media team to be hosted by Governor Otti. Kanu further disclosed that full operations had commenced at the ultra-modern bus terminal in Umuahia, with operators in the informal transport sector gradually moving into the facility. “The first phase of operations involves the Abia Green Shuttle buses. The second phase involves the informal transport operators, while the third phase will involve the formal transport operators,” he said. He noted that stakeholders had expressed satisfaction with the services and operations at the terminal, although some operators were initially reluctant to embrace the transition. “There appears to be some pushback among some operators, and this is a result of the fact that people are not always willing to embrace change easily,” he said. Related News Pantami remains party member, Gombe APC insists NIPOST plans digital postcodes for every building in Nigeria LG autonomy yielding tangible dividends – ALGON chair The commissioner explained that the relocation process involved about 39 transport operators and disclosed that enforcement would commence on Tuesday to ensure full compliance. “Enforcement will also commence today (Tuesday) to bring all the operators into the ter