Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State has flagged off the construction of the Abia Specialist and Diagnostic Centre, Umunnato, Alayi Bende LGA with an ultimate trust on Dr. Chima Anyaso and two others to supervise the project.
The Governor who instructed the contractor to comply strictly with the specifications and deliver within one year, constituted a four-man supervisory team comprising of the Labour Party, LP House of Representatives hopeful for Bende Federal Constituency, Dr Chima Anyasor, the member representing Bende North State Constituency, Hon. Nnamdi Ibekwe, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ferdinand Ekeoma, and the Deputy Mayor of Bende LGA, Lady Ifeoma Agu.
The project is part of the efforts of Governor Otti to upgrade the long abandoned Umunnato General Hospital into a tertiary healthcare facility, having 100-bed ward, theatres, accident and emergency units, general outpatient departments, maternity wards, dental units and radiology departments.
Performing the groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, 28th May, 2026, as part of activities marking his third anniversary in office, Governor Otti said that he decided to demolish and rebuild the old and dilapidated facility to get desired quality.
“So the contractor is here and I would like to give the contractor a target. So in the next one year as we will be celebrating our fourth anniversary and preparing for the next inauguration we shall be commissioning this project,” Gov. Otti stated.
He expressed optimism that the hospital would be ready for commissioning during activities marking his administration’s fourth anniversary and inauguration of his second term in office.
“So in the next one year, as we will be celebrating our fourth anniversary and preparing for the next inauguration, we should be commissioning this project.
