Nigeria: 2013 - Abia Goes for Consolidation

1 January 2013

2012 could best be described as the year the foundation for the development of Abia State was laid. Created 21 years ago, the state lacked virtually all needed infrastructures that drive development. Even the present Government House is still on temporary ground, there is no befitting secretariat for the civil servants.

This accounts for why ministries and parastatals are scattered in Umuahia, the state capital, with some located in noisy environments not conducive for concentration to do proper planning and executing development initiatives. Indeed, Umuahia has remained until now a glorified town.

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