If we could compare, there is just one outstanding quality that has set Governor Otti above others. That magic wand is preparedness.
Being prepared. This is obviously the secret talisman, the magic card, the niche that has changed the Abia story.
If you look at Otti’s carriage, his composure and his policy directions, you could see a man who dreamt dreams, a man who studied, who prepared, who envisioned the role that he now plays.
Otti was obviously prepared. He didn’t have power thrusted upon him. He is not the stooge of any statusquo. He fought for power. He was not called into a laid-down roadmap. He drew his own roadmap.
He is not driving an inherited dream. He dreamt and he is actualising his dreams. He is not the programme executor of a vision. He is the visioner and the executor. He came with a blue-print; he came with a compass and he is moving in accordance with the winds.
Nothing is happening by chance. There is no after-thought. There is a bigger picture, a bigger dream of the future of Abia and Governor Otti is pursuing this dream with every sense of purpose.
Having been prepared, he is therefore intentional. He has a hold on power. He studied. And, having studied the dynamics of the Abia polity, he is showing himself approved a workman who needs not be ashamed. He is meticulous and detailed and following after his insights.
Governor Otti has also shown himself approved as a good student of the history of power. He conquered cabals, conquered godfathers and dislodged the lords of the manor. He overhauled the system. He is taking full responsibility and not willing to make any alibi for failure. He decided to write his own story; to write his own history, to make his own footprints.
Indeed, the history of Abia’s progress in the hand of Otti is hinged on prepardness. Abia is better today with innovation and good governance because a man studied and prepared for the task ahead.There are good synonyms to the term: planning, strategy, roadmap. They all point to being in control of the situation. It is about having laid-down objectives and knowing the route to your destination.
Otti prepared and this is self-evident.
Adindu writes from Umuahia
