Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for promptly approving the return of the contractors handling the Aba – Port Harcourt Expressway to site, according to a statement released by Kazie Uko, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor.
Otti, who stated this while inspecting the ongoing reconstruction work on the Enugu -Umuahia – Aba – Port Harcourt Expressway, also thanked the Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi, for his strong commitment to the completion of the reconstruction of the road, a major artery connecting Abia and Rivers which has remained in complete ruins for many years.
Governor Otti, accompanied by some members of the Abia State Executive Council, including the commissioner for Works, Engr Otumchere Oti, started the tour from the border side at the Rivers State end, down to Alaoji, and entrance of Ariaria Market in Abia.
According to the statement, the Governor’s entourage was led by a team of engineers from CCECC, one of the construction companies handling the road reconstruction.
