The Abia State Government has mapped out some of its focus areas to include regulation of telecom Right of Way (RoW) for effective laying of telecommunications cables around the state. This is as the state government said it will re-base and update the 30-year development plan of the state to bring it in line with present realities.
Speaking while briefing journalists on the outcome of the first State Executive Council meeting of the year in the Government House, Umuahia, the Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu disclosed that the final document for the Right of Way regulation for laying of telecom cables around the state has been produced and this will come into effect very soon.
According To him: “That is meant to regulate how telecommunications cables are laid across the state.” He was however silent of the charges on RoW.
On the Economy, Kanu further explained that re-basing has become imperative given the economic headwinds prevalent in the country and as typified by the headline inflation being experienced in the country.
The Commissioner noted that there was need to carry out the exercise to reflect the real position of the state’s economy.
He informed that the state economic team charged with the assignment was already at work to ensure the success of the exercise.
Kanu disclosed that Government has concluded plans to rejig the enforcement of the existing traffic rules in the state as a way of restoring sanity in the transport system of the state
He said that the Executive Committee observed with dismay that driving against traffic in the state has become a menace and stated the Alex Otti administration was committed to enforcing the traffic rules.
“Going forward, it will be a serious offence to drive against traffic no matter the distance. You see a lot of people within the town drive against the traffic for one reason or the other.
“It is now a very serious offence and the harmonized taskforce has been rejigged to ensure full compliance to that policy.”
Kanu informed that the state government has commenced the payment of monthly stipends that range between N250,000 to N450,000 to traditional rulers in the state.
