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Otti is rolling out several projects to mark his first anniversary in office as Abia State Governor.

Otti inaugurates 1st ever 6-lane road in Abia named after Aguiyi Ironsi | Pulse Nigeria

Nurudeen Shotayo

<h2>Abia State Governor Alex Otti has inaugurated the first ever six-lane road in Abia State, which runs from the Enugu Port Harcourt Expressway Tower junction into the Umuahia capital city.</h2>

The <a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/otti-swings-into-action-to-rescue-3-stolen-abia-school-kids-of-same-parents/kd63v7w" title="Otti inaugurates 1st ever 6-lane road in Abia named after Aguiyi Ironsi">Governor flagged off the landmark road</a> as part of a series of projects inaugurated to mark his one year in office on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.

The inauguration was conducted by former Chief of Defense Staff Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe (retd.) amidst pomps and pageantry.

Otti also named the signature project after Nigeria's first military Head of State, the late General Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi Ironsi.

The Governor initiated the construction of the project in September 2023.

Other projects flagged off on Wednesday as part of activities marking his one year in office included the central bus terminal behind Okpara Square.

Otti inaugurates 1st ever 6-lane road in Abia named after Aguiyi Ironsi [Vanguard]

The colourful ceremony attracted residents from different political divides who trooped out en mass to be part of history.

The Emir of Azare in Nasarawa State was also in attendance to give royal blessings.

<h3>Otti making giant strides in Abia State</h3>

Last week, the Obi of Onitsha, HRH Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, <a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/otti-has-come-to-repair-abia-after-24-years-in-wilderness-obi-of-onitsha/q32ppdj" title="Otti inaugurates 1st ever 6-lane road in Abia named after Aguiyi Ironsi">lauded Otti for bringing relief to Abia</a> 24 years after allegedly being in the wilderness.

The monarch said this while inaugurating three roads in the state&nbsp;<a data-link-role-code="open_new_tab" href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/obi-of-onitsha-inaugurates-3-aba-roads-reconstructed-by-otti/8qqf1fg" title="Otti has come to repair Abia after 24 years in wilderness - Obi of Onitsha">reconstructed by the Otti government</a>&nbsp;on Friday, May 24, 2024.

The roads include Old Court Road, Ehi Road, and Kent Road, all located in Aba, Abia's commercial capital.

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti [Twitter:@alexottiofr]

Otti inaugurates 1st ever 6-lane road in Abia named after Aguiyi Ironsi

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