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Abia Accelerates Digital Governance Drive as Otti Administration Unveils Landmark Reforms Across Land Administration, Recruitment, Health and Government Operations
The Abia State Government has recorded significant milestones in its drive to fully digitalise governance and public service delivery, with sweeping reforms spanning land administration, recruitment, healthcare, and information management.
The Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti.
Prince Kanu said the digital transformation initiatives were undertaken by the present administration in close collaboration with the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), describing them as deliberate steps aimed at improving efficiency, transparency, and service delivery across government institutions.
Among the key reforms highlighted was the establishment of a Document Digitization Bureau for land records, a move designed to modernise land administration, safeguard vital records, and streamline processing within the Ministry of Lands.
He further listed other major reforms to include the creation of a centralised Online Recruitment Platform to ensure fairness and equal access to government employment, the comprehensive redesign of the Abia State Government website to serve as a central hub for official information, and the rollout of an e-Health project in six pilot hospitals across the State.
Prince Kanu also revealed that laptops have been procured and distributed to senior government officials as part of the administration’s resolve to entrench a fully digital work culture within the State’s public service.
Speaking further, the Commissioner detailed the milestones achieved by the Office of the CIO, stating:
“In line with the State Government’s efforts to have its operations digitalized, the Office of the Chief Information Officer has recorded some major digital milestones.
“First is the establishment of a Document Installation Bureau, which the Office of the CIO jointly established with the Ministry of Lands, and this is for land records and processing.This is one of the first around these shelves.
“The second milestone is the establishment of a centralized online recruitment platform. This will enable access and equity in Government employment.
“The third digital milestone is the redesigned AbiacState Government website, which now serves as a primary source of all key Government information about the State.
“The fourth and final milestone is the implementation of the e-Health Project with six pilot institutions automating their records and hospital management.
“Finally, let me inform us that in the State Government’s intentionality to digitalize its operations and services, the State Government has procured and distributed laptops to all Senior Government Officials.
“This is the first of its kind in the state”, Prince Kanu noted.
The latest disclosures underscore the Otti administration’s broader reform agenda, which places digital transformation at the heart of governance, with the aim of building an efficient, transparent, and technology-driven public sector in Abia State.