Minister: Southeast not left out in Tinubu’s govt

August 22, 2025 by Our Reporter

Armed with the mid-term score card of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration, Information and National Orientation Minister of Mohammed Idris, was yesterday in Umuahia, the Abia State capital.

The administration has made significant progress in the Southeast, particularly in Abia State, the minister, who was represented by Mrs. Gloria Abiakam, Head of the Abia Centre, Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation.told his audience.

According to the minister, the current administration has prioritised key sectors such as agriculture, healthcare, education, and transportation in the region, marking a shift from previous neglect.

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He cited the inauguration of youth agriculture support programmes, undergraduate education loans, the “Skill-Up Artisan” initiative, and affordable housing schemes as examples of Federal Government interventions.

Idris noted that the Southeast now has a cancer treatment centre in Enugu and upgraded mother-and-child centres in Abia and Imo states, which were already helping to reduce preventable deaths.

“These projects are not just milestones on paper; they are visible, tangible results of governance at work. The best is yet to come,” he said.

He urged citizens of the region to take advantage of the initiatives and support efforts that would bring development closer to communities.

The event featured a lecture by the Zonal Manager of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abia/Imo Zone, Mr Sam Oditah, titled “Southeast milestones of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.”

Oditah acknowledged the administration’s achievements in sectors such as agriculture, railway expansion, roads, and skill acquisition, in spite of scepticism in some quarters.

However, he called on the President to urgently address the dilapidated Umuahia–Ikot Ekpene and Umuahia–Bende–Ohafia–Arochukwu federal roads.