Umuahia to get bus shelters, fashionable market, and a pair of,000-hectare sensible metropolis beneath new Abia plan
The Abia State Authorities has launched city renewal tasks to modernize Umuahia, together with bus shelters, a relocated market, and a 2,000-hectare sensible metropolis.
Commissioner for Data, Mr. Okey Kanu, introduced these initiatives on Monday after the State Govt Council assembly in Umuahia, as reported by the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN).
The tasks goal to reinforce transport, housing, and {economic} actions.
To enhance public transport, the federal government is constructing ten bus shelters alongside Aguiyi Ironsi Boulevard. The Isigate Market will likely be relocated to Afara, with land acquired and compensation paid.
The “New Umuahia” sensible metropolis, spanning 2,000 hectares between Umuahia Tower and Ntigha, will function fashionable infrastructure, residential estates, and enterprise districts, positioning Umuahia as an rising sensible metropolis.
“The Abia Authorities has introduced a collection of city renewal and infrastructure growth tasks aimed toward remodeling Umuahia into a contemporary sensible metropolis.
“The Commissioner for Data, Mr Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Monday throughout a briefing with newsmen on the end result of the State Govt Council assembly in Umuahia,” the NAN report learn partly.
It added, “Kanu additionally introduced the development of ten bus shelters alongside the Aguiyi Ironsi Boulevard to modernise public transportation in Umuahia.
“Moreover, the federal government plans to handle congestion within the metropolis centre by relocating the Isigate Market to Afara.
“He additional introduced plans for the “New Umuahia” venture, a 2,000-hectare sensible metropolis growth between Umuahia Tower and Ntigha, masking 19 communities.”
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Past these initiatives, Kanu acknowledged that 28 main street tasks had been ongoing throughout the state, with contractors working to fulfill set deadlines. He additionally highlighted 35 direct labour tasks, together with repairs and upgrades on Okigwe Street, Obowu Street, Tenant Street, and Faculty Street in Aba.
Underneath the federal government’s “Zero Pothole Initiative,” vital roads similar to Aba-Owerri Street, George’s Avenue, and Eziukwu Street have undergone repairs to reinforce vehicular motion.
- Along with infrastructure growth, the commissioner emphasised the federal government’s dedication to public security and concrete order. He reiterated strict enforcement of site visitors rules, warning that motorists caught driving in opposition to site visitors would face prosecution.
- Moreover, Kanu addressed issues over pretend medication, describing them as a threat to public well being. He reaffirmed the federal government’s resolve to clamp down on the production and sale of counterfeit prescription drugs and drinks, with safety businesses mobilized to implement compliance.
The commissioner known as on residents to assist these initiatives, noting that the federal government’s city renewal agenda would rework Umuahia right into a extra organized and economically viable metropolis.
