SHOCKING: GOV OTTI TO CONVERT ABIA GOVERNMENT HOUSE TO A FIVE-STAR HOTEL

In view of the controversy surrounding the new Abia Government House, Ogurube Layout Umuahia, the Abia State government made a shocking revelation to turn the edifice into a five-star hotel.

The Commissioner for information in the state, Prince Okey Kanu revealed this on Thursday, May 8, 2025 during a media tour of the facility to as escertain the job done there.

The Commissioner described the build which was built and commissioned by former governor Okezie Ikpeazu on 28th May, 2023, just a day before he left office, as lacking the basic features required for use as a Government House and said it was unsafe for occupation.

Prince Kanu further disclosed that Governor Otti has plans to build a new and befitting Government House on the site of the official residence while the one at Ogurube Layout would be converted to a five-star hotel.

“The structure at Ogurube Layout will be converted into a five-star hotel. Governor Otti is a responsible leader who will not allow state resources to be wasted.”

“This place appears uninhabitable. There are no wardrobes anywhere. Most of what we saw were just empty halls. Did anybody see any wardrobe on any of the floors? There were none. So this place was never meant, from the outset, to be a residential house,” the Commissioner said.

He corroborated an earlier statement of Governor Otti that the building was far from being completed before it was commissioned, while questioning the intent behind the structure’s design.

“One begins to wonder what the designers of this so-called Government House had in mind. How could anyone expect a governor to reside in such a place?”

“Only the first floor appears to have been finished. The rest of the building remains incomplete. A lot of areas are not even plastered, and the elevator was never installed. The whole place looks unsafe. If anyone missteps in certain parts, they could fall through to their death,” he explained.