Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has outlined the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration’s achievements in the Southeast, particularly in Abia State, during a mid-term review held yesterday in Umuahia, the state capital.

Represented by Mrs. Gloria Abiakam, Head of the Abia Centre, Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, the minister said the government has prioritised agriculture, healthcare, education, and transportation sectors he noted were long neglected in the region.

Idris cited Federal Government interventions such as youth agriculture support programmes, undergraduate education loans, the “Skill-Up Artisan” initiative, and affordable housing schemes. He also highlighted the establishment of a cancer treatment centre in Enugu and the upgrading of mother-and-child centres in Abia and Imo, which he said are already reducing 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 stated.

The event also 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 progress in agriculture, railway expansion, road development, and skill acquisition, despite scepticism in some quarters.

He, however, urged the President to urgently address the dilapidated Umuahia–Ikot Ekpene and Umuahia–Bende–Ohafia–Arochukwu federal roads.