The Chairman Aba South LGA, Mr Uche Wogu says the rebuilding of Aba Town Hall burnt down by “End SARS” protesters in 2020 would begin by the second week of March.
TheTown Hall was allegedly set on fire by an angry mob on October 20, 2020 in spite of the curfew imposed on the city by former Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu.
Wogu made the promise during an interactive session with newsmen in his office on Wednesday.
He said Abia government had resolved to make the people of Aba feel the dividends of Democracy which eluded them for years.
“I assure you that by the end of next month you will not recognize the Town Hall because work is going to commence there in less than two weeks time.
“The Town Hall hall is bond and holds a special place in the heart of Aba people and the Ancestors are not happy with the state of the hall.
“Aba failed in 2020 and like when a city empire falls, after falling, the empire will be rebuilt so Aba will be rebuilt and it will commence with the Town Hall”, he said.
Wogu said the council was getting funds internally and externally to run its administration which has enabled them to continue paying teachers, health and other workers salaries.
The chairman said that workers welfare and motivation was his administration’s priority, noting that he made time to interact with the workers.
“We have a programme for the people of Aba where all we want to do for them were summarised and it is called ” Project 082″.
“Our aim is to beautify, face lift, lighten Aba and other things which are relevant to the city and the state”, the chairman said.
Wogu noted that the current administration of Gov. Alex Atti wanted to run a responsive government where people’s needs are given timely response.
The chairman warnes against street trading saying that such was prohibited by law and must stop once the taskforce has been constituted.
He expressed dismay at persons engaging in illegal motor park operations outside the designated areas saying that safety of life and property remained the government’s responsibility
Wogu said, Aba is a modern city and everything has to be done according to the Map and major plan for the city.
“We are going to ensure that the children are being immunised to end avoidable deformity, so we are going to spread the gospel of immunization through the constituted committee.
“There was this case of Polio in Isiala Ngwa and these things are airborne, and are viruses and not bacteria so it can be picked from all sources.
“There are inflows of people from other parts of the country so the dangers of Polio is not something to be taken for granted,Wogu said.
