The 29th Abia day celebration took a new dimension as Governor Okezie Ikpeazu honoured COVID-19 front-line workers and persons who distinguished themselves in service to humanity.
Speaking at the event in Umuahia, Governor Ikpeazu while congratulating the awardees said, the award is not to them as individuals but an award to salute hard work, industry, commitment, loyalty and love for the fatherland.
He described the development of Abia state as work in progress, pointing out that it is not possible for any adminstration to complete all there is to be done.
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The 2020 Abia day celebration featured a lecture titled “COVID-19: Awareness, impact and citizen response in Abia state by a consultant public health and community medicine physican, Ejiro Carol Iwuoha.
Editor: Ena Agbanoma
