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  An amalgamation of traders in the major economic city of Abia, Aba on Thursday, pledged maximum support to the leadership of Governor Okezie Victor Ikpeazu Ph.D, endorsing Prof. Uchenna Ikonne as their guber candidate. The traders under the aegis of All Market Alliance (AMA) and Uche Ndi Ahia, led Mrs. Ngozi Uzosike made this known today during a courtesy call to the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Executive Governor, Chief Barr. Kalu Olugu Ugba. The coordinator said that they unanimously support the Governor’s administration in appreciation of the State Government’s business policies and infrastructure development which support their trades. While appreciating the Governor for appointing Chief Barr. Kalu Olugu as his Deputy Chief of Staff, the group also endorsed Prof. Uchenna Eleazor Ikonne as their guber candidate for the2023 national election. The group comprises of representatives from Ariaria International Market, Ngwa Road Market, Uratta Timber, Cemetery Market,...

  A 2023 PDP Guber hopeful in the state, Prof. Uche Ikonne has expressed gratitude to Abia stakeholders and delegates of the people's Democratic party in the state for their warm reception and hospitality accorded to him during his state wide tour across the seventeen Local Government areas of the state, adding that the visits have afforded him the opportunity to interact and interface with the people, maintaining that all parts of the state, if elected, will witness a speedy development, as according to him, every part of Abia has its comparative advantage, citing Arochukwu LGA with huge diaspora content as a case study. The immediate past Vice Chancellor of Abia state university Uturu used the occasion to eulogize the sterling achievements of Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, especially in the areas of provision of infrastructure and security, and urged Abians not to take those feats for granted, emphasizing that what the state needs at this point is a capable, experienced, exposed, tested an...

As the globe marks World Cancer Day today, the First Lady of Abia State, Dr. Mrs. Nkechi Ikpeazu has called for concerted efforts to end the prevalence of cancer. In a statement from her office signed by the Chief Press Secretary, Chika Ojiegbe, the First lady called for collaboration amongst governments, NGOs, stakeholders in the health sector, corporate bodies, medical research institutions, and philanthropic organization to reduce cancer related mortalities.  Mrs. Ikpeazu said the theme of this year’s event which is Close The Care Gap is a wakeup call for all players to synergize to close the gap in the availability and affordability of cancer treatment for patients. The release described cancer as a genetic disease that is caused by changes to genes that control the way our cells function, especially how they grow and divide. It said genetic changes that cause cancer can happen because of several factors including errors that occur as cells divide, damage to DNA cau...

ABRIDGED PROFILE OF THE CHIEF AGENT OF CHANGE: OCHIAGHA  REAGAN JOHN  UFOMBA   Ochiagha Reagan John Ufomba is the President/CEO, Reagan Group of Companies. He is a Harvard trained global negotiator, Industrialist, Financial strategist, Data Scientist, Business Analyst, Philanthropist, Devout Christian, and Family man. Born in May, 1962, he hails from Abia State of Nigeria.  EDUCATION: * WASC/GCE - Immaculate Conception Seminary, Umuahia - St Ephraims Secondary School  - Mbutu Ngwa Secondary School  * Secretarial Administration  - Federal Polytechnic Mubi,  Gongola State  (Now Adamawa)  * Public Administration - Federal College of Education Technical  Akoka, Lagos  * Law - Lagos State University, Lagos  * History and International Relations - Lagos State University, Lagos  * Peace and Conflict Resolution - National Open University of Nigeria,  Lagos *Global Negotiation Across Borders and Cultures...