Etigwe Uwa, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship aspirant in Abia State, has said if elected as the governor of the state in 2023 he would focus on Aba, the commercial nerve centre, on good road infrastructure to enable manufacturers evacuate their finished products to the consumers.
Uwa noted that without good roads in the Enyimba city it would be very difficult to supply to buyers of such products.
The Abia governorship aspirant further said that he would ensure that Aba enjoys steady power supply.
He said that two major things for Aba from long time perspective are that he intends to set up a system that would see Aba exporting leather and garment finished products that would be of international standard.
“Aba is good in garment and leather products for local consumptions, but the narrative will change. Aba is a sleeping giant. We have to set up clusters in Aba because Aba products can compare more favourably with the best in the world. Free zone should be established for export so that duties will not be paid,” Uwa said.
The governorship aspirant said that in case of power supply, renewable energy would be enhanced in the commercial nerve centre.
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He further disclosed that he has consulted with stakeholders at the ward, local government and state levels, retirees, and workers who are owed many months of arrears of salaries and gratuity while assuring that if elected the next governor of the state all these challenges would be a thing of the past.
“For all these years, I have been thinking what to do that will rescue and redeem Abia. I am out this time for the rescue mission,” he said.
He noted that since all these years, Abia has been characterised with maladministration while few people have arrogated to themselves the dignity of Abia by maladministration.
“I am here to restore a better Abia. People should not be allowed to arrogate to themselves the dignity Abia by maladministration. Anointment by the incumbent is happening because our people are used. In the past, their votes had never counted. Power belongs to the people; once they say enough is enough. Today is a day to dream a new Abia, a new Primary health care centres, schools that will be adequately equipped and staffed. We should be dreaming of how to harness our resources both solid and mineral resources.
“We have enough resources that if properly harnessed, it will make Abia a manufacturing hub, because we have enough manpower and the economy can become number one. Our people are hard working but we need enabling environment to thrive,” he noted.
