The Abia State Government has announced plans to commence demolition and reconstruction works at the Abia State College of Health Sciences and Management Technology, Aba, within the week, marking a fresh phase in its reform of state-owned tertiary institutions.
The disclosure was made in a statement issued on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Njoku Ukoha, who said the intervention targets decades-old infrastructure that has fallen into disrepair.
According to the statement, most of the college’s buildings—some over 70 years old—will be demolished and rebuilt to improve the learning and teaching environment.
“A few days ago, I published the current dilapidated state of the Abia State College of Health Sciences and Management Technology, Aba,” Ukoha said.
He explained that the project is in line with Governor Alex Otti’s commitment to rehabilitate and modernise all state-owned tertiary institutions across Abia State.
“As part of Governor Otti’s commitment to recover and remodel all state-owned tertiary institutions, demolition will start on site within the week, and most of the college’s over 70 years old dilapidated structures left in ruins and despair by previous administrations will be reconstructed to create a better learning environment for the students,” the statement said.
Ukoha added that visual prototypes of the redesigned college have been released to show the scope of the planned transformation.
“Behold! The prototype of the college when completed,” he stated.
The government spokesman also highlighted ongoing upgrades at other tertiary institutions in the state. He said the Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu, has been “completely transformed,” while Abia State University, Uturu, is currently undergoing “massive rehabilitation, reconstruction and construction.”
According to him, the Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, has seen significant improvements at its temporary site, with its permanent campus now under “massive construction in preparation for relocation.”
He further noted that the Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba, is also “under massive construction and upgrading.”
Ukoha said the redevelopment of the College of Health Sciences, Aba, forms part of a broader strategy by the Otti administration to reverse years of neglect in the education sector and reposition public institutions to meet improved academic and service delivery standards.
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