Gov Otti Signs First Bill, Greater Aba Development Authority into Law

Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has signed the Greater Aba Development Authority (GADA) Bill, recently passed by the State House of Assembly, into law.

Governor Otti, speaking Monday after assenting to the bill, his first since assuming office May 29, 2023, said the establishment of the Greater Aba Development Authority was to give Aba, the commercial hub of Abia, indeed South East Nigeria, a special focus in terms of development.

“Everyone who had followed the process of the campaigns and elections would have remembered that we had said that we needed a special focus on Aba which is a commercial nerve center of the State”.

According to the Governor, Aba, beyond being a trading zone, is also an industrial base, where all kinds of light and heavy manufacturing; micro small, and medium scale businesses are conducted.

“Virtually every street in Aba is a market, even though we are working at organizing them, but it is a strength that we recognize,”.

He said, “When we invest heavily in infrastructural renewal in Aba, it is because we recognize the potentials that Aba has and we believe that if we improve on the ease of doing business, we attract a lot of businesses.”