Gov. T.A Orji building a fresh foundation upon which Abia will stand.

By Uche Aguoru
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It appears that even before the creation of Abia state in the year 1991, precisely on the 27th of August. God has Chief Theodore Ahamefule Orji in mind to reposition the state and create a solid foundation upon which Abia  state will be built.
Many Abians will ask why do i say so, does it mean that a state that is almost 23 years old never had a foundation? And my ready answer is, in the case of Abia NO.
The uncommon transformation going on in Abia today tagged "LEGACY PROJECTS" are supposed to have been embarked upon 23 years ago by the former Governors of the state which include military administrators and civilian rulers but for reasons best known to them they all chose to over look those projects that is supposed to be the foundational projects of any young state and that's why you can't stand any where in Abia to point at one project embarked upon by any of its former leaders both the military and the civilian governors not even the ones abandoned midway in form of Abandoned projects, but rather what we have is a long list of dying or already dead  industries and institutions  which Abia inherited from the then eastern regional government under chief M.I. Okpara namely the Golden Guinea breweries, the Modern Ceramics industry, the Aba textile mill, the farm settlements eg.Ulonna north and south etc. Abia also inherited from the then Imo state under the leadership of Chief Samuel Onunaka Mbakwe, industries like the Ogwe Golden chicken, the international glass industry and the Imo hotel Ogborhill Aba, also the the world bank and low cost housing estates were part of what Abia inherited from the Mbakwe administration.
The broadcasting corporation of Abia state and the Ambassador newspapers were built by the then milad Frank Ajobena, while Chief Ogbonnaya Onu left us with only the Abia tower in 1992.
Its quite unfortunate that while other states created the same date with Abia state are busy expanding the frontiers of what they inherited from their parent states, in the case of Abia the former rulers left them to rot.
That's why I have always described Gov. T.A Orji as a governor laying a fresh foundation for the state after 23years, in natural law its always easy to dig up the ground while its still very soft and wet but when the land has gone through years of dryness without being wetted you and I can understand the difficulty in digging up such a ground and and the very first process of laying a foundation is to dig up the ground at such it takes courage, determination and extra strength to lay a foundation on a ground that has been dry for two decades plus.
Ochendo has gone the extra length by building the structures necessary for the take off a state like Abia, while I don't totally Blame those who criticize the efforts of the present administration in repositioning the state and placing it on the right foundation its because we have had governors who did nothing to better the lot of the state and its citizens but rather concentrated on enriching themselves, their cronies and establishing personal businesses in other States and countries with the money meant for the development of the state and its citizenry.
In as much as criticism is a part of governance, every rational mind would appreciate the efforts of Chief T.A.Orji and the challenges in building pilot institutions for the state at the age of 23, the projects he is undertaking now are projects he should have inherited being 8th person to man the affairs of the state, Abia before Ochendo should be described as an institution without an administrative base and I wonder how such an organisation will succeed.
Some people who do not see the efforts of the present administration are those who either do not know the history and background of the state or intentionally do not want to appreciate the developmental strides of the present administration under Chief T.A Orji a lot has been done and many more are still being done to make Abia go back to its glory as Gods own state.
Security is the foremost contract the people have with their leaders and its evident that Abia is a secured and safe state unlike what is obtainable in Abia state between 1999/2008 where by state was held hostage at different times by the Aba Mafia, armed robbers or kidnappers which forced the people of Abia to form their own security outfit known as Bakassi boys since the government as at that time has failed them, the lives and property of Abians were no longer guaranteed safe, the underworld gangs are now in charge of the state while the government who has the sole responsibility of securing the people no longer care about the people they are supposed to protect until Ochendo came out with the present security arrangement in Abia which saw all the criminals leaving the state or pay the supreme price for criminality and today Abia has been described as the safest state in the federation in the Area of health, Gov. T.A. Orji "Ochendo" has built and equipped over 250 Primary healthcare centers, two Diagnostic centres in Umuahia & Aba, 9 (100) bed General Hospitals across the 3 Senatorial Districts, a new Dialysis Centre, he is also expanding and re-equipping the Abia State Teaching Hospital Aba, Chest Clinic at Amachara, Pediatric Clinic & Emergency Centre at Amachara etc.
As you can see Ochendo is not only securing the lives and property of Abians he is also safeguarding the health and lives of Abians, He has also paid off the debt the state inherited from the OUK administration and has been able to lift the state from its pariah status which the state was plunged into by the immediate past governor of Abia state Chief Orji Uzor  Kalu when he entered into an ineffectual war of words with the federal government under chief Olusegun Obasanjo and today Abia is not only seen as a friend of the government at the center it also maintains a healthy relationship with other sister States and regarded as one of the most economically healthy state going by CBN index.
The state government under Ochendo went into aggressive agricultural revolution so as to make sure that Abians are not only healthy and safe but to ensure that they are well fed, that informed his decision to establish liberation farms across different LGA,s in Abia state which is intended to bring our youths back to  agriculture and make the state self sufficient in food production.
Before the Ochendo administration Abia youths were usually empowered with guns and machetes and the only employment known to them was thuggery but today the youths are now trained in different skills and trades and upon completion are given grants to enable them get established, instead of giving the youths guns and machetes they are now given vehicles without asking for pay backs just to get them gainfully employed and out of the street.
Aba that used to be very dirty which was formerly known as the dirtiest town in Africa is today described as one of the cleanest towns in Nigeria and Umuahia the state capital is now described as the cleanest capital in Nigeria courtesy of Ochendo,s ingenuity and leadership craftiness.
Because of his love for education he is building and renovating schools across the 17LGA,s in Abia state and has given school children free school buses that takes them to school in the morning and bring them back after school, his hard work in education is evident with the last WAEC result where our children performed creditably well.
Its on record that Abia civil servants have not gone on strike for once since the inception of the Ochendo administration because of the understanding and care the governor has shown them today Abia state government pays higher than the federal government stipulated minimum wage for civil servants across the federation he also built a state of the art Secretariat for Abia civil servants so as to enable them work in a serene and cosy environment.
The relocation of the umuahia main market is a feat that seemed impossible in the eye of many, other governors toyed with the idea but do not have the will power to carry it out until Ochendo came and today Ubani ultra modern market is a sight to behold, while the new timber market and Ohiya mechanic village has taken off full blast. The removal of these markets from the center of the state capital is meant to decongest the state capital and give room for meaningful development.
The beautification of the state capital is going on from one corner of Umuahia to another, traffic lights are being mounted at major traffic spots and flowers are being planted along the major roads of Umuahia with monuments being erected at every round about to add beauty to the town.
Governor T.A Orji also established Abia roads maintenance agency (ABROMA) to take care of road maintenance in the state and the Abia state oil producing area development commission (ASOPADEC) whose aim is to ensure that development gets to every nook and cranny of Abia state more especially the oil producing communities in Abia state whose youths became very restive due to long years of neglect by previous administrations but today calm has returned to such communities as they are seeing the gains of coming from such communities .
In the area of housing the governor TA Orji administration has built quite a number of housing estates to ease the housing problem which is always one of the major challenges of a growing town like Umuahia. Some of the housing estates include: Amaokwe Housing Estate,
Ochendo Liberation Housing estate,
Isieke Housing estate,
New Ohobo Housing Estate, Traders Estate Ubani,ochendo liberation estate at Amauba.  etc the building of a new high court building, Asepa building and most importantly the new government house. It should be noted that some of these projects and many others which space cannot allow me to enumerate are foundational projects which a state needs to function but in Abia its been lacking until Ochendo came, some of our former governors rather than building the state chose to build their personal businesses in all the cases outside Abia state leading to capital flight whereby Abia gets underdeveloped but their personal businesses are growing in other States and countries where they pay huge taxes to their host states and countries.
Even as his tenure is rounding off governor Orji has promised to make sure that projects he initiated gets completed before he leaves office.
He may not have solved the entire problem facing the state but the truth is that he has built a solid foundation upon which Abia will stand.

Aguoru writes from Umuahia

The DUMBEST governor in the history of governors! Less than a year to go and the administrative dwarf is still busy wallowing away at the foundation level! That puts his idiotic 8 year misrule in proper perspective!

I don't knw what to tell this stup1d OP.

dear op do you have conscience?
why not keep quite and enjoy the money you guys have acquired through theif "T.A ORJI" ?
God will pay all men according to his deeds......
Can you boldly point any project executed by this administration in aba for 7years now?
Is unforturnate we sale our conscience because money.

Nigerians can be very unpartotice, why would you want to judge someone when you are not better off.rather than castigate Ochendo why not suport him.

imochisom: Nigerians can be very unpartotice, why would want to judge someone when u are not better off.rather than castigate Ochendo why not suport him.

you are exceptionally stewpid, have you asked yourself why everybody don't support ochendo like akpabio, fashola and the like of them? Use your tongue to count your teeth.

T.A Orji. arguably God's worst gift ever to abia state.

It is very unfortunate that we Nigerians claim to be very vise but we can't even show that our wisdom to solves our problem, we only use it in baseless criticism...believe it or not T.A has done very well in Abia st

T.A remain the best governor in the south Abia has had

Governor TAO is God sent. He has liberated Abia from the shackles of the evil one and has set in on a platform for greatness. He has laid solid foundation for the take off of a modern Abia

We the Good people of Abia State are pleased to say that we #LOVE OCHENDO ,and will always give our best in supporting him irrespective of what people both those who stay in Abia and those who do not even know the way to Abia state say,we are true and proud sons and daughters of this state..
GOD BLESS ABIA STATE AND ITS CITIZENS
GOD BLESS NIGERIA.

ulonnaya21: Governor TAO is God sent. He has liberated Abia from the shackles of the evil one and has set in on a platform for greatness. He has laid solid foundation for the take off of a modern Abia

Godstime1: We the Good people of Abia State are pleased to say that we #LOVE OCHENDO ,and will always give our best in supporting him irrespective of what people both those who stay in Abia and those who do not even know the way to Abia state say,we are true and proud sons and daughters of this state..
GOD BLESS ABIA STATE AND ITS CITIZENS
GOD BLESS NIGERIA.

Danieroo: It is very unfortunate that we Nigerians claim to be very vise but we can't even show that our wisdom to solves our problem, we only use it in baseless criticism...believe it or not T.A has done very well in Abia st

are u guyz for real??

The Governor has played a major role in creating a sustainable foundation for the State to grow upon. All we need to do is to pray for him for more wisdom to do more. Not to come here to criticize a serving Governor

ulonnaya21: Governor TAO is God sent. He has liberated Abia from the shackles of the evil one and has set in on a platform for greatness. He has laid solid foundation for the take off of a modern Abia

I have been expecting to see your post because i know your tactise of using many handly to spread the lies of your master theif T.A ORJI..... in PEJ voice,their is God.

#WE LOVE OCHENDO

ulonnaya21: Governor TAO is God sent. He has liberated Abia from the shackles of the evil one and has set in on a platform for greatness. He has laid solid foundation for the take off of a modern Abia

I have been expecting to see your post because i know your tactise of using many handle to spread the lies of your master theif T.A ORJI..... in PEJ voice,their is God.
for the dude asking us to support him...
In what way?
no good road,
workers have not been paid this year,
health facility nothing to write home about,
multiple levies on the populace,
dirty and unaccesible road after rainfall,
you need to visit yaba left to get examined because you are not mentally stable.

Godstime1: #WE LOVE OCHENDO

You are on your own....he will be butted out and Ihejirika will take over, even Senate seat he will not see....He couldnt repair Ikwuano Road to Ariam let alone the whole of Aba you are heat spewing trash

That man must surely wrath in jail after this his tenure. There are no two ways about it. He's a devil in disguise.

imochisom: Nigerians can be very unpartotice, why would you want to judge someone when you are not better off.rather than castigate Ochendo why not suport him.

support him on what ground?
that guy has done absolutely nothing in dat state.
all his blames are pushed to OUK.u will never see a piece of lies written on behalf of T.A.ORJI without OUK being mention.
it is so pathetic.i did my secondary in abia during OUK's first term and i can say dat ouk is better than dis dull brain.
i'm not sayin i was impressed wit ouk,but he was better than this man.

customized13: you are exceptionally stewpid, have you asked yourself why everybody don't support ochendo like akpabio, fashola and the like of them? Use your tongue to count your teeth.

Dont mind them.
i remember while serving in owerri yrs ago,he said akpabio is only performing due to its allocation.
he forgot to tell us that interms of IGR,abia is one of the highest recipient.
that man lacks clear idea n vision

God forbid that Abia state stand on T.A orjis foundation. His foundation has nothing good about it.

Hahahahahahahahaha.

Best Joke ever!

5iveC: T.A Orji. arguably God's worst gift ever to abia state.

He is far better than OUK.I am right here in umuahia since November and I have not seen what OUk did in eight years.

i passed through umuahia yesternight on my way to uyo,and it was like å graveyard,thief orji no light

Ojiofor: He is far better than OUK.I am right here in umuahia since November and I have not seen what OUk did in eight years.

i'm from abia state, and have been constantly visiting the state since childhood.spent all my university holidays in abia state.
So brother, empirically i know Abia more than you do. O.U.K even though not near perfect was far better than T.A Orji.

I schooled in Owerri, so i had lots of friend from Abia. Certainly, from testimony made by them, he is among the worst governors in Nigeria.

5iveC:
i'm from abia state, and have been constantly visiting the state since childhood.spent all my university holidays in abia state.
So brother, empirically i know Abia more than you do. O.U.K even though not near perfect was far better than T.A Orji.

nwanna can you name ouk achievement and protects in umuahia and abia state in general? Anyway both of them are failure but in my opinion T.A Orji have done more than Ouk.btw I am from abia too.

Ojiofor: He is far better than OUK.I am right here in umuahia since November and I have not seen what OUk did in eight years.

If u are that myopic let me refresh ur blocked brain. Who built ehimiri housing and world bank housing including mappin out of agbama abd low cost housing. Who built d enyimba stadium in aba and the one in Umuahia. Who built all the internal roads in Umuahia including the street lanes, who gave the students free education with free books, bags and ebeano free bus, who shared palm tree to all abians that resuscitated our palm oil boom, am sure the roads he built in aba that helped control the flooding of the city  hatthat t a orji allowed to decay, am sure abia line and suitable transport system during ouk time eluded your memory, community security and free community health services also eluded ur blocked brain. The glorious days of enyimba and the swiftness in paying workers salary including student busary were the works of ur papa abi. In all areas of our lives, ouk was respresent. Can somebody defend ochendo after 8 yrs out of office. So hide ur face and never compare ouk to tao wasted years

At least after 6 mnthonths in office he was named the pillar of sports in nigeria by OBJ . Tell me one meaningful thing that the shameless TAO have done for abians talk more of Nigerians at large rather than media propaganda and presenting his tout of a son as a threat to all disenting voice. Appointment of TC chairman for local govt and looting the local govts dry. I wonder the face he uses when he sits among performing govs. I know his man as i know my name. He is a big foo.l