Weeds, reptiles take over Abia new Govt House

The Abia State government has, in the last couple
of years, been boasting about the ‘legacy projects’ it
has built in Umuahia, the state capital. To rub it
in, artistic impressions of the ‘projects’ are regularly
advertised in the media and elsewhere in celebration
of the ‘achievements’ of the present administration of
Governor Theodore Orji.
One of the ‘legacy projects’ being talked about is a
new Government House in Umuahia. As the
tenure of the administration expires in a couple of
months, one would expect that the new Government
House would be at an advanced stage of
construction, if not fully completed in view of the
publicity it had received over time.
But that certainly is not the true state of affairs
there. Indeed, it would be another wonder of the
world if the new Government House is completed
before the tenure of the present administration ends
on May 29, next year. About a fortnight ago, this
reporter visited the project site and was utterly
shocked at the level of the project. It could, in fact,
be described as an abandoned project, as there was
no sign of construction going on at the time of the
visit. The site has been overtaken by overgrown
weeds, making it a natural habitat for reptiles and
snakes.