Abia State Government has announced that the Federal Government had granted the State approval to establish a modular refinery in the state.
The Governor, Alex Otti disclosed this during the flagged-off of the reconstruction of the 67-year old 11.1-kilometer Obehe-Umudobia-Owaza road in Ukwa West Local Government Area of the state.
The refinery is proposed to be situated within the Abia Innovation Incubation Park, Owaza, by H.I.S Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited.
Otti assured that the flag-off ceremony of the reconstruction of the Umuzike -Obokwe -Ngwaiyiekwe road also in the area, captured in the 2025 Budget, would be performed soon.
Promising to restore power in Asaland before the end of this month, he directed the Commissioner for Power and Public Utilities, Ikechukwu Monday to ensure the promise is executed.
Otti said he had taken notice of the people’s appeal for portable water, noting that as one of the services he had declared a state of emergency on the challenge will soon be a thing of the past, as his commitment is to end years of neglect of the oil bearing area and ensure its equitable resource allocation.
“Your land will yield forth its best fruits and your barns shall never be empty again. You will enjoy the riches of the environment and the oil in your land shall bring you boundless prosperity.”
