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| The signpost near Methodist High School, Oboro designating the portions of Umuahia Capital Territory |
By Chidinma Omar
A civil society organisation named Ikwuano Good Governance and Human Rights Project, IGGHRP has written to Abia State Governor Alex Otti asserting that portions of Ikwuano LGA has been deliberately and intentionally excluded from its constitutionally rights and development as portions of the Umuahia Capital Territory and Umuahia Capital Development Authority, UCDA
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| Gov Alex Otti |
In a statement titled 'RE: EXCLUSION OF PORTIONS OF IKWUANO LG FROM UMUAHIA CAPITAL TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT', the Executive Director of IGGHRP, Mr Tony Icheku argued that what seemed an oversight by previous negligent administration appears to have transformed into a deliberate and intentional administrative exclusion and relegation of these portions of Ikwuano LGA from developmental projections of UCDA.
In the statement where he listed the affected communities to include Ndoro -Umugbalu - Amawom - Umudike, Icheku further maintained that by excluding these communities which boasts of high population density first from the recent roads rehabilitation and reconstruction of roads leading in and out of Umuahia and from the recently introduced Green Shuttle Bus Service routes, the Otti-led administration appears to have keyed into the mistake of previous negligent administrations.
According to him, among several important institutions on the Ikwuano portions of Umuahia Capital Territory include the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU; National Roots Crop Research Institute, NRCRI, campus of the Abia State University; Government College, Umuahia plus several secondary and primary schools plus medical facilities
Icheku appealed to Gov Otti to reverse the mistake of the past and incorporate these communities in his usual speedy interventions in spreading socio-economic development to all books and crannies of Abia State
The letter reads in full:
Ikwuano Good Governance and Human Rights Project, IGGHRP
March 2, 2026
His Excellency, Dr Alex Otti
Executive Governor, Abia State
Government House
Umuahia
His Excellency,
RE: EXCLUSION OF PORTIONS OF IKWUANO LG FROM UMUAHIA CAPITAL TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT
We write to you in the consciousness of the 'New Abia' spirit which has ushered unquantifiable socio-economic to our dear State within such a short period.
We however wish to draw your attention to what appears to be deliberate exclusion of portions of Ikwuano LGA from the constitutionally designated Umuahia Capital Territory masterplan. Being part of the masterplan of Umuahia Capital Territory, this portions of Ikwuano LG should benefit from the development programmes and projects of Umuahia Capital Development Authority, UCDA. Unfortunately, such has not been the practice since Aug. 21, 1991 creation of Abia State and subsequent development of the Capital Territory masterplan.
From our observations, what seemed an oversight by previous negligent administration appears to have transformed into a deliberate and intentional administrative exclusion and relegation of these portions of Ikwuano LGA from developmental projections of UCDA
First, we have observed that these Ikwuano portions of Umuahia Capital Territory were deliberately excluded from the massive road rehabilitation and reconstruction of major roads leading into and out of Umuahia metropolis by His Excellency's administration
Just like Tower to Onuimo, these portions of Ikwuano LG are part of the Federal road network, but that did not stop your administration from speedy work on the Tower-Onuimo section of the road.
Sir, we wish to remind His Excellency, that the Umuahia-Ikwuano road was in worse condition than the Tower-Onuimo road whose reconstruction and rehabilitation was speedily embarked upon. Thankfully, your government has taken over the road finally. Thank you Sir.
Secondly, we are constrained to write His Excellency over the deliberate and intentional exclusion of Ikwuano portions of the Umuahia Capital Territory from the 'GREEN SHUTTLE BUS SERVICES'
If under the Umuahia route, there are Ubakala - Isigate route; Isigate to Tower route; and Isigate to Ohafia route, we cannot find justiciable reason for the absence of Oboro - Isigate route.
It's part of Oboro clan, beginning from Methodist High School, (coming from Ndoro) that fall within the Umuahia Capital Territory. Find enclosed sign post declaring this fact.
His Excellency must be aware that beginning from Ndoro - Umugbalu - Amawom - Umudike - Ahia Eke are clusters of fast growing population which can generate enough revenue for the Green Bus project
On this stretch of road are the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU; National Roots Crop Research Institute, NRCRI, campus of the Abia State University; Government College, Umuahia; A large Catholic Church community comprising a seminary, secondary and primary schools plus medical facilities
In our consideration, we assumed that some of the information we have proffered may not have been properly brought to His Excellency's attention, and we hope that our doing so now would right the wrongs of the past regarding the exclusion of this portions of Ikwuano LG from Umuahia Capital Territory development.
We equally extend our appreciation to His Excellency for the interventions in hitherto abandoned inter and intra community road network across Ikwuano LG.
We look forward to His Excellency's usual speedy interventions in spreading socio-economic development to all books and crannies of Abia State
Accept Sir, the compliments of our high regards
yours sincerely
e-signed
Tony Icheku
Executive Director
Ikwuano Good Governance and Human Rights Project, IGGHRP
Cc:
i. Hon Boniface Isienye, Abia State House of Assembly
ii. Hon. Commissioner for Information, Abia State
iii. Hon Commissioner for Transport, Abia State
iv. Hon Commissioner for Finance, Abia State
v. Executive Chairman, Ikwuano LGA
vi. Director-General, Ministry of Finance Inc., MOFI, Abia State
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