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The governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu promised that his administration would create 1million jobs for Abians within the next four years of his administration.

This is even as he promised to consolidate on the achievement recorded by his administration in the last four years.

Ikpeazu stated this at the Umuahia Township stadium during his inauguration speech after being sworn-in for second term in office.

The governor who also commended President Muhammadu Buhari for supporting the vision of the Enyimba Economic City to be sited in three Local Governments of Ugwunagbo, Ukwa and East and West respectively promised to sustain the ease of doing business in the state.

Ikpeazu who agreed that much is needed to be done to better the lots of the indigenes of the state, pledged to do all that he could to ensure that Abians enjoy dividend of democracy.

“In 2015 we initiated some of the enablers which we think were going to be critical to the framing up of our pillars of development. These enablers include health, security, ease of doing business and tax reforms.

“I stand here to pledge that I am ready to do more and that I shall give my best to the service of this state.

“We have taken note of the areas that we fall short and ran an internal review of our processes with a few towards adjusting our systems to yield better quality of services. We have noted areas that we got it wrong and we are committed to make amends.

“In the health sector, I am happy to say that despite the fact that there is so much to be done, we have been able to stamp our authority in ensuring that today, Abia has a robust intensive care facility that responds to even those facing one health challenge or the other.

“We have tried to renovate four General Hospitals at Okipke, Ikwuano, Nkporo and Arochukwu and we hope that we will be able to add more to this list within the first hundred days in office of this administration.

“For ease of doing business, in 2015 Abia was number 34 among the 36 States of Nigeria, but I am proud to say that a few months ago, this state was called to receive an award from World Bank which was handed over by no other person than the Vice President of the country, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as one of the five most improved states in terms of ease of doing business in Nigeria.

“The primary focus of our administration in the next four years will be the consolidation on the achievement of our first tenure, completing all ongoing projects, creating avenues for our teeming youths to have jobs and be self-sufficient. We are poised to create 1million jobs before our tenure is over. Our administration is a trans-generational one. While we meet the needs of the youths today, we will ensure that we lay a solid foundation for tomorrow for the sake of our children.

We will continue to run on the five pillars of development and enablers and they will remain our guiding principles even in the days ahead.

I am happy to announce to you today that Abia State has become a better corporate citizen in the comity of states. We are now respected and appreciated as the SME capital of Nigeria and even beyond as we have taken our advocacy for other African countries for them to take note.

The World Bank is collaborating with Abia State in the area of water, sanitation and rural infrastructure. This added impetus will begin to yield fruits before the end of year 2019 and our people will be better for it.

Even in the area of direct investment, Aba and Abia State is the new pride destination in our country today.

I can’t end this speech without mentioning our strides in Enyimba economic city. You must have heard me talk about the Enyimba Economic City. This will be the legacy of this administration; our flagship project, the signpost of the size of our vision.

“The Enyimba Economic City is spread across over 9,800 hectares of massive industrial area, spanning through three local government areas of Ugwunagbo, Ukwa East and West areas.

“We anticipate that 650, 000 jobs will be created, 300, 000 units of urban housing will be built. 1.5million people will live and work within the Enyimba Economic City. 2000 industrial businesses and units will be established there. An annual output value of about $5billion will be realized in this city.

“The pointer to the value of this project is that the federal government of Nigeria has invested into it by taking 20percent equity worth over 100bn. The multiple effects of the project on the rest of Abia are better imagined. This project will certainly succeed.

“I will like at this juncture to thank President Muhammadu Buhari for looking beyond partisan politics to give his full blessing to the Enyimba Economic city. As a people, we are eternally grateful.

“Ndi Abia, once again, our destiny is in our hands, let us seize it for the sake of today, posterity, history and generations unborn.”

https://thenationonlineng.net/ikpeazu-promises-1million-jobs-in-abia/

billante:
Zombies can't stop to be foolish!

What kind of nonsense post is this

Op are you sure you are well?!

When they exposed your party thuggery you guys will be foaming from all angle of your loud mouth

excellence44:
What a mumu post. Janja weed party lost election people died, janj aweed party won election still people died and one good for nothing zombie drank gutter. What nonsense.

Yet you failed to address the bad governor of yours

You blame a party that has never rules you in your state for your misfortune

ugkk:
Not now Baba, you will die peacefully in your home

How you take know ?

Only God knows where one dies

We only wish

Ebora himself

Baba dey galant

All supporter of this evil pdp should be asking for forgiveness till the reat of their life

Because they have created a great sin against God and humanity

Pd can never change

They are full of evil minded leaders and followers

They squander our national resources

They create division among Nigerians

Sold all our national assets



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Bridget95:
Baba the way you support buhari more than Aisha dey vex me.

Buhari endowed his heart to me with integrity

Donmedra:
do you know that not a single igbos have commented on this thread but we already have 3 Yoruba people comment? Why?

Unity beggars

Pls don't get it twisted

Ipobs are not igbo

Igbo are nigerians

Donmedra:
Time for the Yorubas to insult Biafra and igbos and beg for unity.

In 1,2,3

Yoruba are not the cause of ypur misfortune

God bless Ndi Igbo

Ipobs are jobless group

Causing disharmony among Nigerians

helinues:
And after the pictures what next?

The normal wailing

Osagyefo98:
Next time before you rush to quote, check your spellings.


And stop pigeonholing my governor obiano with. Umahi.

Please there is a clear difference between day and night.

They can't and will never be ypur governor

They are progressives

Reno is a glorified and serial loser spokesperson of corrupt party and individual

Osagyefo98:
Umahi is just spewing trash.

Rochas is better than him 100 times.


Who is Umahi to where Rochas is standing.

Keep queit

Umahi , rochas and obiano belongs to the progressives
Your leaders are Atiku Saraki and dino melaye
Your leaders are corrupt

Atiku is overrated

He's a definition of the word corruption

Bridget95:
Who has this guy's contact, I want to hire him to punch the he'll out of sarrki .

Take am easy nah

IamPatriotic:
This is absolutely unnecessary, more so that the the people that were indicted for planting the drug in her luggage were left off the hook and returned to their various positions in the Kano International Airport gives credence to the conspiracy theory that Zainab was rescued from Saudi because she has a well connected father.

Your assertion its wrong

When divine favour is on your side

Anything can happen

GOFRONT:
Her father get long leg...

I don't think that prompt this visit

The story behind Zainab is a lesson to all and sundry

torbitalimited:
Yes o, we will all be remembered for what we have.


What will you be remembered for?

Patriotic citizen

Some dissapointment the way we call it is actually the repairs or i say the start key to our sucess life

We just hope and pray that what will be our key to success will not take our lives

Ambode you have done your bit

History will remeber you for what you do for lagos

Either good or bad

You will be remembered

All of us one way or the other we will be remembered for our deeds

H.E Dr. Aisha M. Buhari @aishambuhari⁩ hosted, The Chairman and CEO of NigeriaDiasporaa Commission, Hon Abike Dabiri Erewa @abikedabiri and Zainab Aliyu together with her family to Iftar at the Presidential Villa.

adadike:
ndi ofe nmanu? Na their life style. Black today, yellow tomorrow

You need to work on the failed relationship well than deasipating energy on this kind if thing

Blankstare:
Aboki and political offices ehn....

Wailers and wailing ehnn

Blankstare:
Aboki and political offices ehn....

Walkers and wailing ehnn

Stimulated Atikulated see your Lord oooo


Corruption written all over him

Someone needs to take that rabble rouser called aisha buhari

She talks too much

YOU SPOKE WITHOUT HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF SIP, MARYAM UWAIS REPLIES BUHARI’S WIFE

～ Maryam Uwais, senior special assistant to the president on social investment, has defended the federal government’s social investment programmes (SIP).

Uwais said Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari who criticised SIP, would have been able to track all beneficiaries of the project if she had access to available data.

Speaking on Channels Television, the presidential aide said 190,000 beneficiaries are currently being paid under the investment programmes.

Buhari’s wife had said the programme being coordinated by Uwais has failed in the north.

She had specifically said she was told that 30,000 women from Adamawa would benefit from the programme but nothing of such happened.

“The SSA to the president on social investment is a lady from Kano and I’m sure that my husband decided to put somebody from Kano because of the population and political impact it made. I have never asked how the money is used or being given out,” she had said.

“I met one of the president’s aides on SIP once and he promised me that for my state (Adamawa), N10,000 each would be given to 30,000 women but up till now, I haven’t heard from him.”

But speaking during the live programme, Uwais said Aisha spoke without the knowledge of available records on SIP.

She said, for instance, that the conditional cash transfer programme is ongoing in 12 local governments in Adamawa, while over 11,000 graduates have been recruited in a similar package.

Uwais said: “I believe that if she (Aisha) were to listen to the information they have there, if she were to check on our data, she would be able to track all the beneficiaries.

“Yes, she may not have met them. But we are in 12 local governments for the cash transfer. And we are also in 12 LGAs for the loans. So, I think we have at least 290,000 beneficiaries directly that we are paying in Adamawa state.”

Uwais said the school feeding programme is also ongoing in over 1,000 public primary schools in Adamawa and that much more could have been done with more funding.

“I’m saying that we have over 11,000 graduates recruited and working in her home state. We have non-graduates, 440; we started the school feeding programme in October 2018, we are in 1,054 public primary schools,” she said.

“And if we’ve done about 300,000 beneficiaries directly, I believe we could do so much more if we have sufficient funding. We have only scratched the surface in the sense that we don’t have the sufficient funding to address.”


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