Abia Partners LaLiga as State Advances Youth, Health and Road Projects
The Abia State Government has announced a partnership with LaLiga and the Spanish Embassy in Nigeria to organise LaLiga Week in Abia State between November and December, as part of efforts to develop young talent and create opportunities through sports.
The initiative will feature sporting activities and engagements aimed at building skills, nurturing local talent and connecting young people with opportunities beyond the state.
The Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, announced the programme while briefing journalists in Umuahia on Monday following the State Executive Council meeting chaired by Governor Alex Otti. He described the initiative as one of the state’s strategies for youth empowerment.
Kanu also disclosed that the Ministry of Youths and Sports had visited correctional centres in Aba and Umuahia to assess inmates’ welfare and rehabilitation needs.
According to him, the visits identified 20 inmates requiring various forms of assistance, including legal aid, medical and family support, as well as support related to their preparation for certificate examinations. The ministry also assessed skills acquisition programmes at the facilities and identified shortages of tools, equipment and materials as obstacles to effective rehabilitation.
On healthcare, the commissioner announced plans to distribute approximately 3,003,250 insecticide-treated mosquito nets across Abia under the 2026 Abia Mass Insecticide-Treated Net Campaign. The campaign is scheduled for formal launch on Friday and is being implemented in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health, the National Malaria Elimination Programme and the Abia State Ministry of Health.
Kanu further reported that construction had commenced on two roads in Aba under the Abia State Integrated Infrastructure Development Project. The projects are the 3.955-kilometre Old Express Road and the 3.09-kilometre Urata Road.
He said work began at the sites before the formal flag-off ceremony and added that more roads supported by the African Development Bank would be flagged off in due course. According to the commissioner, work is currently ongoing at 53 direct-labour locations across the state.
The announcements highlight the state government's ongoing activities in youth development, correctional rehabilitation, malaria prevention and road infrastructure.
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