Ahead of the 35th anniversary of the creation of Abia State, the Abia State Government has unveiled a week-long programme of activities to mark the event, featuring the commissioning and flag-off of projects.
The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, announced this on Monday at Government House, Umuahia, while briefing journalists on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting chaired by Governor Alex Otti.
According to the commissioner, the anniversary programme would begin on Sunday, August 23, with an interdenominational thanksgiving service at the Trade More Event Centre, within the Nnenna Oti Bus Terminal premises, Umuahia.
He disclosed that on Tuesday, August 25, the governor would commission some completed projects and flag off new ones, while Wednesday, August 26, would be dedicated to a Youth Innovation Day, featuring a hackathon and technology exhibition.
Kanu further announced that the events would climax on Thursday, August 27, being the actual day Abia was created. He said the day would start with a state broadcast by the governor and would be followed later by an anniversary keynote lecture.
“Finally, on Thursday, the 27th of August, the very day the state was created, the Governor will make a state broadcast in the morning. Later that morning, there will be an anniversary keynote lecture,” Kanu stated.
