
28/09/2025
Mayor of Ohafia LGA Hands Over Okpu-Achi Recreational Park to Abiriba Community
The Executive Mayor of Ohafia LGA, Chief Eleanya Ojuu Kalu on Tuesday 23rd September 2025 officially handed back the Ownership and Management of the Okpu-Achi Recreational Park to the Abiriba Communal Improvement Union (ACIU) on behalf of the Abiriba Community.
During the handover ceremony conducted at the Ohafia Local Government Headquarters at Ebem-Ohafia, the Mayor stated that his action was to douse the lingering crisis that had bedeviled the project since inception, consequently stalling the utilization of the facility after the remodeling by Fidelity Bank PLC.
Earlier in the year, the Mayor had received a formal petition from the ACIU (jointly endorsed by the Ukejiagbala and Uke Igwamang Age Grades of Abiriba demanding among other things the full return of the facility to Nde Abiriba seeing that ab initio, there was no formal agreement between Nde Abiriba and the LGA or any other party that the Okpuachi recreational Center will be taken over by Ohafia LGA after the renovation by Fidelity Bank.
Chief Eleanya Ojuu Kalu acknowledged that his administration recognizes and understands the importance attached to the Okpuachi Park by the Abiriba community alongside its significance and reiterates he will not support any action that will foster crisis and disharmony in the communities under his watch. Here him: “It is our belief that this decision will restore the trust and confidence of the Abiriba Community with the Council as we continue to work together as partners for sustainable development” the Mayor stated.
The handover was made to the ACIU under the leadership of Hon. Yucee Otah Uwah, the General President of the union and his executives. The Mayor commended the current ACIU leadership for what they have achieved in the short period they have been in office and is confident that they will put the facility to good use for the benefit of the community and all stakeholders.
In return, Hon. Yuccee O. Uwa on behalf of the ACIU, appreciated the Mayor’s gesture and assured that the Union will ensure effective and productive management of the facility for the benefit of residents and future generations.
In his closing remarks, the Mayor thanked the immediate past Mayor of Ohafia LGA, Chief Dr. David Ogbah Onuoha (Bourdex) MFR, OON for his partnership with Fidelity Bank PLC that made possible the remodeling of the Okpuachi Recreational Park in Abiriba as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects.
✍️ Prosper Onuoha
Media Aide to the Council Ohafia LGA