There is, it might seem, an urge to be particularly inspired by Abia State Governor Alex Otti’s intangible victories. Without really, intentionally, staging a battle, the governor has defeated the tribesmen and conquered the tribesmen mentality. This was a cankerworm that festered on the social fabric of the state. Beyond the massive infrastructural revolution reflected in the construction of over …

The Director General (DG) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Sunday, cautioned ‘political hacks’ against using her for propaganda. Okonjo-Iweala vowed to take action against the hacks who she said have been using her for propaganda. She was reacting to a statement against Governor Alex Otti of Abia State ascribed to her. It was reported that the …

As part of his first anniversary celebrations, Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Chioma Otti went on a meet-the-people tour of the state’s three senatorial districts. At the meeting with Abia North residents at Ohafia local government headquarters, Governor Alex Otti openly admitted that he is not perfect. The Governor, like all humans, accepted that he is not perfect and has …

GADA is an acronym for Greater Aba Development Authority. Thank God that Governor Alex Otti has thought it wise to establish the Greater Aba Development Authority (GADA). This is a holistic policy initiative that is aimed at transforming the city of Aba into a global megacity. Aba is a city of the world, a melting pot of the Igbos. GADA, …

The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti says that his administration has been able to manage the economy of the state from a bleeding to a healthy economic state. Otti who disclosed this at the monthly media chat with journalists in the state and Abians, said that his administration had been able to manage the state’s resources and run …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party’s in last year’s  election, Mr. Peter Obi; and the Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti have expressed their views about the planned hardship protests by Nigerians beginning on 1st August. The two leaders who addressed the press after a breakfast meeting held at Otti’s country home in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government …

Three hundred Abia State youths have just returned from Nassarawa State where they were mobilised by the state to train on modern agricbusiness skill acquisition. This is a fulfilment of Governor Alex Otti’s campaign promise. The idea is to expose participants to the untapped wealth creation and job security in integrated farming. Otti also aims to develop resource persons who …

Barely a week after the brutal murder of five soldiers and six civilians at Umuobiakwa junction, Obingwa Local Government Area (LGA), on 30 May, by bandits who have since been apprehended, Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti stepped out of his comfort zone and embarked on an empathetic troubleshooting shuttle to military formations across the state. He first paid a …

The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power – Marcus Brutus, in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar I couldn’t be a Machiavellian. I hated this statement and others by Niccolo Machiavelli: “A promise is the necessity of the situation and broken promise, the necessity of the after situation”. I am also not a student of Robert Greene. After reading and …

The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has raised the N25 million bounty placed on the killers of five soldiers in Obikabia Junction in Aba, the commercial hub of the state to N30 million. He made the pledge during the meeting which had the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Hasan Abubakar, the Commander 14 Brigade Ohafia, Brigadier General O.O. …