A widow, Sarah Ugwuabonyi, said life had been difficult for families since losing their husbands.
He said his administration would stop at nothing until it achieved workers’ welfare.
Governor Alex Otti on Wednesday flagged off the expansion of the 3.5km-Ossah road, Umuahia, from four to six lanes.
The bridge collapsed on Monday at 12.30 p.m., affecting motorists and commuters.
She said that she was impressed with the proper organisation of the meeting as well as the impressive level of attendance.
Mr Otti regretted that while almost all the states in the federation, including those created in 1996, had functional federal secretariats, Abia has yet to have its own.
This order, he said, demanded that we manage the people’s money in their best interest and hold him and members of his team accountable for the funds.
“This is to ensure effective policing of the venue of the ceremony and other parts of the state,” he said.
The youths, numbering about 1,000, lamented that only one registration machine was attending to over 1,500 registrants at the Okpara Square in Enugu.
