The Abia State Executive Council has given the green light for a full renovation and upgrade of the Ojukwu Bunker and the National War Museum—two iconic civil war landmarks situated in Umuahia, the state capital.
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The approval was reached on Monday during the council’s meeting chaired by Governor Alex Otti.
Speaking to journalists after the meeting, the Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, revealed that the restoration project aims to transform the historic sites into vibrant heritage and tourism destinations for both Abia State and Nigeria as a whole.
Kanu said that the renovation of the centres would preserve the Abia and Nigerian history and elevate tourism potentials of the sites.
Also speaking on the projects, Abia State Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Mathew Ekwuribe said that the Abia State government would finalize every memorandum of agreement with the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, and the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy under one month.
The State government also announced that 119, 438 persons have successfully enrolled into the Abia State Health Insurance Scheme, saying that the figure brings to 217,000, the number of those captured in State and National Health Insurance Scheme.
It announced that there is no outbreak of Lassa Fever, Yellow Fever, Cholera, Mpox, Lassa Fever, Diphtheria or any other disease of public health concern in the State.
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