Orji to distribute tricycles, others

As part of the activities marking the end of the first year in office in his second term, Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State will distribute 500 tricycles to youths across the state as part of the poverty alleviation programme. 

The governor, who will be spending the fifth year in office, wants to celebrate with people from different segments of the society in the state and to show them a sense of belonging for their support in the past five years of his administration.

In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ugochukwu Emezue issued in Umuahia, he said that it is part of Governor Theodore Orji’s programme aimed at empowering the youths of the state.

Emezue said that youths from the three senatorial zones will benefit from this largesse, stressing that the governor is not known to discriminate when it comes to giving to the people of the state.

The CPS said that his boss is desirous of laying a solid foundation for the future of Abia youths, hence his decision to invest in them, “You know that when a state or nation invests in its youths, it is securing its future”.

Emezue said that the governor has also approved money for the payment of bursary to Abia students who are studying abroad, adding that it is also part of the activities to celebrate the Democracy Day in the state. 

He explained that the education of Abia youths is paramount to the governor as exemplified in the equipping of laboratories and libraries of most secondary schools in the state.

Emezue reiterated the resolve of the governor to hand over schools to the missions in August this year, maintaining that all those missionaries interested in having back their schools should come forward and show genuine interest to have them.

The CPS declared that Governor Orji will continue the free bus transportation scheme for pupils and students in Abia, while the renovation of schools will continue to enhance the learning standard and equipping Abia youths for the future.

He announced that the state governor has directed the school management board should as matter of urgency to deliver seats and forms to all the schools across the state, apart from the renovation of the existing school structures.