With over seven years in the saddle as Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, in this interview with AZEEZ OLORUNLOMERU, highlights infrastructure development, support for small businesses, and stability as some strides recorded under his watch, saying that the state has blossomed exceedingly. What have been your greatest challenges as a governor in the past seven and…

The Abia State Labour Party (LP) has accused the state government and its agents of illegally removing the party’s campaign billboard that, it stated, was erected along the Aba-Port Harcourt

The Abia State chapter of the Labour Party (LP), at the weekend, accused the state government of being behind what it called “rising wave of unprovoked acts of political violence” in the state, saying that the PDP-led state government should be held accountable if law and order breaks down in the state.

Wife of Abia State governor, Dr. Nkechi Ikpeazu, has hailed members of the state House of Assembly for passing the disabilities bill into law.

Taxes, ranging from N15 million down to N500, 000, have been imposed on elective office candidates, who want to publicly display their campaign materials in Abia State.

The Abia State Chapter of Progressive Ambassadors of Nigeria (PAN) has said that re-impacting development in Abia shall commence with the restoration of confidence and public trust in governance, revival and stabilisation of the economy, including careful clean-up of the system that is riddled with corruption.

To achieve a healthy and viable workforce, Abia State has started the implementation of Human Capital Development (HCD).

Chairman of Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Alliance (APGA), Rev. Augustine Ehiemere, has urged the state governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, to consider resigning from office for his inability to position the state on the path of development or, at least, keep it afloat as it was when he assumed office in 2015.

A governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State, Mr. Ndubuisi Etugo Ogah, has urged the leadership of the party not to breach the zoning agreement reached by the founding fathers of the state by presenting...

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Chief Ikechi Emenike, has identified low budgeting as the major reason the state has been experiencing stunted growth.

Following the rapprochement by the leaders and members of Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the governorship candidate of the party Chief Ikechi Emenike has inaugurated a twelve-man reconciliation committee headed by Senator Chris Adighije to ensure that the party remains united ahead of 2023 general election. In a communique read by…

Abia State Government, yesterday, described as unfortunate and barbaric last week’s kidnapping of Prof Uwadinachi Iweha, a 74-year-old Fellow of the International College of Surgeons, who served the state meritoriously at different times...