How time flies! It is one year of the Labour Party in Abia State. Governor Alex Otti has shown himself approved as a workman that needs not be ashamed. He has, with every zeal and energy, taken the tide at the flood and it is today clear where the Abia journey is headed. If you take the tide at the …

I guess, perhaps, that you are conversant with classical tales, that you may have encountered the Penguin Bookshelf or come across Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. Mine is an inspiration from the classical tales. This is another pleasant tale for you, the tale of Abia State’s civil servants; those fellows whose lamentations went far and wide and who were promised to …

I love the wisdom of our ancestors. May their souls rest in perfect peace. They were great sages, thinkers and philosophers but, regrettably, their insights and wisdom were not documented like the West did to Plato, Aristotle, Socrates and the rest. There is this saying that our ancestors passed down to us:  that the big talk is but for eight …

Since the former ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) expectedly lost the gubernatorial elections in Abia State to the Labour Party (LP) on 11th March 2023, all has been let loose. Not knowing what hit it, it is yet to come to terms with the devastating defeat. It is still like a dream from which it expects to regain control. With …

At last, the list of the new Abia Transition Council Chairmen/ Mayors has been unveiled. In a matter of days, they will go through the normal screening by the House of Assembly and the subsequent swearing in by the Governor. The list vindicates my earlier postulations about an intention to assemble men of records. The list also speaks of a …

Governor Alex Otti has chosen a name for the incoming headship of the Local Government administration. He called them Mayors and then leaked part of the profile of the expected mayors. Recent administrations in Abia State called them Transition Council Chairmen (TC Chairmen) but this governor has decided to rebrand them. Not only in name but also in profiling and …

Beyond politics, there is one asset for which all the people of Abia States must embrace Governor Alex Otti.  He is an unencumbered leader. The buck stops at his table. The coming of the giant, multi-national construction company, Julius Berger, to Aba is one sign of an unencumbered leader. Recent leaders of Abia  had struggled with the burden of gratitude …