Infrastructure matters and when people have decent infrastructure, great things happen. In Ovim, we did not lack anything because despite being a village, Ovim has relatively good infrastructure. Real Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu (Ogboo, RIP) brought road to Ovim. That road made Oriendu Market one of the most important markets in the state, as other communities depended on Oriendu due to access.
Later, General Ike Nwachukwu (rtd) brought water and other amenities. As a kid in the village, I did not miss anything; in short, I negotiated to be allowed to stay in the village. But someone I was forced to leave village for university education in Owerri.
But the story of Ovim is not universal. Many villages and communities do not have the luck of producing governors, and big people. My kinsmen of course developed as many communities as they could. Admiral Kanu was so great that he was posted from Imo State to run Lagos State. He was rated as the best governor for his bold vision and flawless execution.
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General Nwachukwu remains a peerless foreign diplomat, and I am not sure any Nigerian will reach his level in our generation. Most of the benefits we enjoy in foreign diplomacy, he engineered (dual citizenship, etc). [Yes, he praises his Ovim people. Why not? They’re always the best!]
So, when His Excellency Governor Alex Otti noted that he would scale infrastructure in Abia State, it was a slam dunk. Other communities and villages need goodies. But getting that done is not easy since the federal government must approve any foreign agreements.
Abia State has the best record in managing debts in Nigeria, according to the government data. The revenue from the booming Aba will pay for most developments in Abia. I wish you can see data I see on Abia, and why everyone company must have an office in Abia. It will be BIG!
The agreement has been approved. Join me to thank Mr. President for approving the deal to enable more communities in Abia State to experience better infrastructures. To all the members of the Federal Executive Council, I thank you all one by one.
Mr. President, we also need desperately the dredging and expansion of Azumini Blue River into a seaport, linking Abia to global trade. And now that you’re signing for Abia State, can we send that? This project will give Nigeria a Lagos 2.0 and push the economy to $3 trillion GDP by 2040!
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