As part of the activities to mark his three years anniversary, the Abia State governor, Alex Otti, on Sunday flagged-off the rehabilitation of the N1.3bn Ubakala Water Scheme and Ariaria Water Scheme Projects Aba.
Flagging-off the two water schemes at Ubakala, Umuahia South Local Government Area, Otti thanked the Mercy Corps for their assistance extended to Abia State, stating that by the flagging-off of the Ubakala Water Scheme, the Ariaria Water Scheme is equally flagged-off and two of them would be inaugurated at the same time.
“I want to thank them for this support and their resilience. N1.3 Billion is a lot of money and we cannot take it for granted. As we flag it off, we will assume that we have flagged-off the two projects. So, when we return here again, it will be for commissioning the water scheme,” the governor said.
He described water as critical to life, hence, his government’s decision to take it as a critical project, adding, “Water is so critical to life and a lot of people have passed on because of unsafe water.
“That is why this government has taken it as critical project, one of her critical projects, to ensure that we have potable water across the State.”
