The Chairman of Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Chief Chidiebere Onyemaechi Alo, has inaugurated committees on internally generated revenue (IGR) and property recovery as part of efforts to strengthen the council’s revenue base and reclaim its assets.
Alo also inaugurated personal assistants, security aides, public relations officers, media aides and protocol officers, charging them to demonstrate commitment, accountability and effective service delivery in the discharge of their respective responsibilities.
Speaking during the inauguration at the council headquarters in Nkaliki, the chairman congratulated the appointees on their selection and urged them to justify the confidence reposed in them by contributing meaningfully to the administration’s development agenda.
He challenged the committee members and aides to embrace transformational leadership, stressing the need for dedication, unity and a shared commitment to advancing the council’s interests.
Alo assured the appointees of his continued support in carrying out their assignments, noting that they had been selected from different political wards across the local government area based on his personal recognition of their suitability for the responsibilities.
Responding on behalf of the Property Recovery Committee, its chairman, Hon. Ikechukwu Ogbonna, and secretary, Barr. Joshua Itumo, expressed appreciation to the council chairman for the opportunity to serve.
They pledged to work towards recovering properties belonging to the local government and called for cooperation among committee members to achieve their mandate.
Similarly, the chairman of the Internally Generated Revenue Committee, Mr Onyibe Chukwudi, and its secretary, Barr. Jeremiah Egiriga, assured the chairman of their commitment to improving the council’s revenue performance.
They said the committee would work to ensure that revenue due to the council was collected and remitted into its designated account, with a view to strengthening its financial capacity to meet its obligations.
The committee’s assignment comes amid the need for local governments to improve internally generated revenue, strengthen financial accountability and optimise the use of public assets in delivering essential services to residents.
Other appointees, including the chairman’s Chief Protocol Officer, Onyebuchi Nwede; Personal Assistant, Okechukwu Nwoba; council Public Relations Officer, Hon. Dennis Orogbo; and security aide, Uche Nwakpi, also pledged their commitment to effective and efficient service delivery.
They thanked Alo for the appointments and promised to support the administration in implementing its programmes and policies.
The appointees further declared their readiness to participate in grassroots political mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections, expressing support for candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In his remarks, the Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Abakaliki Local Government Area chapter, Hon. Tochukwu Nwalegu, congratulated the appointees and urged them to discharge their duties diligently.
Nwalegu also called on them to support grassroots mobilisation for APC candidates in the forthcoming elections.
The Vice-Chairman of Abakaliki Local Government Area, Hon. Cassandra Nwobashi, joined Alo in inaugurating the committees and other appointees.
