Nigeria’s southeast region has been in the news lately for wrong reasons. But there is a glimmer of hope from Abia State, nicknamed God’s Own State. A non-profit organization called Nwa Aba Foundation has stepped to the plate, providing succour and restoring hope to thousands of Abians across the 17 local government areas of Abia State.
Formerly known as Amangwa Foundation, Nwa Aba foundation was established by Mr. Amaechi Antwan Ahuama, a United States based Nigerian entrepreneur of international repute and brain behind Montana West Africa group.
Amaechi famous for his philanthropic heart is one of Nigeria’s shinning lights in America who is bent on giving back to his community through charity.
Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo writes that the Abia State government has begun a total revamp of the yawning infrastructural deficit in Aba, which includes the construction of the once impassable Osusu Road that has caused untold hardship on motorists and residents alike, with the facelift extending to adjoining streets of Ebenma, First Avenue and Egege/Ama Ohafia, all in the Ogbor Hill axis
As the scissors in the right hand of the Papal Nuncio, Most Rev Fortunatus Nwachukwu snapped at the ribbon, residents of Osusu road Aba watched in awe and jubilation at what to them was a spectacle. The dilapidated abandoned Osusu road has become a new road. Residents had resigned to fate after waiting in vain for previous administrations in Abia to fix the collapsed road.
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By: Arkin Rock Mba Ahukanna
The creation of Abia state out of the old Imo state in 1991 was greeted with much excitement and euphoria. Abia was born and predicated on the idea that creating a new state called Abia would be a tool for rapid even socio-economic and infrastructural development across the nook and cranny of the area without any section or zone feeling marginalised, discriminated against or even neglected. It was also aimed at bringing government closer to the people and give all component parts and people a due sense of belonging without any group left behind in the development architecture of the state.