The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Wednesday, announced the removal of his Chief Press Secretary, Kazie Uko, while approving the payment of school fees for Abia students studying in India who were abandoned by the previous administration, as well as approved the payment of school fees of those in Nigeria Law Schools in the country.
Briefing newsmen after the State Executive Council meeting chaired by the governor himself, the State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Okey Kanu, said the gesture over the Abia students in India is to enable them to continue their studies, having been abandoned by the previous administration in the state.
The Commissioner said, “Following Governor Alex Otti’s interest and the high premium he placed on students, the governor has graciously approved the payment of school fees of Abia students in India. He also approved the payment of school fees of 271 Abia students in Nigeria Law Schools.”
Kanu disclosed that the state governor has also secured the accreditation of 19 programmes for the Abia State University Uturu, ABSU, stating also that the governor has directed the state Commissioner for Lands to quickly, within 48 hours process a Certificate of Occupancy, C-of-O for an Abian international footballer who is from Isuikwuato LGA, Frank Onyeka who has concluded plans to establish a football academy in the state.
Onyeka and his wife had visited the state governor with Daati Baba Ahmed who was on hand to support the academy and pledged so, with the governor stating the willingness of his administration to support the academy that will be sited between Umuahia and Aba.
Kanu noted that the state governor has replaced his CPS, Kazie Uko with another person, Njoku Ukoha Njoku.
Answering questions from newsmen on the cholera outbreak, the commissioner said, “There is no cholera outbreak in the state, even the suspected cases whose samples were taken to NCDC, Abuja were negative.”