Abia <\/a>State government has given landlords in Umuahia four weeks to renovate their buildings or face the consequences of government actions.<\/p>\n It said the buildings were dirty and defacing the beauty of the city.<\/p>\n The State government also announced that shanties and other illegal projections in Umuahia are to be pulled down in the next few days by Umuahia Capital Development Authority, UCDA.<\/p>\n The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu announced this on Monday while briefing journalists on the outcome of this week\u2019s executive council meeting presided over by Governor Alex <\/a>Otti.<\/p>\n He\u00a0 lamented that many buildings in Umuahia have not been maintained or given facelift for many years by their owners, thereby defacing the beauty\u00a0 of the Abia <\/a>capital and sabotaging the efforts of the State government in urban beatification.<\/p>\n \u201cThe State government has observed with dismay that many landlords have not carried out routine maintenance or facelift on their buildings for years.<\/p>\n \u201cThese buildings currently deface the city thereby setting back the efforts of the State government to beautify Umuahia.<\/p>\n \u201cLandlords that disregard this directive will face the consequences\u201d, the Abia <\/a>State government warned.<\/p>\n The Commissioner also announced that Abia <\/a>State government has employed 649 medical personnel to work in the State\u2019s healthcare system.<\/p>\n Kanu explained that the newly employed medical personnel included 432 nurses and one neurosurgeon.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n