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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 73187, member: 636"] Abia State lawmakers received a trillion-naira spending plan from Governor Alex Otti, marking a 13 percent expansion over current fiscal allocations as the administration seeks to accommodate thousands of newly hired government workers. The massive appropriation dedicates 811 billion naira toward infrastructure development and capital ventures, while personnel costs and administrative operations will consume the remaining 204 billion. Education commands the largest sectoral allocation at 203 billion naira, capturing one-fifth of total expenditures, with healthcare securing 149 billion under sustained investment priorities. Otti pledged to wrap up incomplete initiatives from earlier funding cycles while launching additional community-focused programs across the southeastern Nigerian state. [/QUOTE]