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 …

The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, says 50 decomposing corpses, including 20 headless ones, as well as countless skeletons were discovered by security operatives during a raid of the forest around the Lokpanta Cattle Market in the Umunneochi axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. According to the governor, it was also discovered that the cattle market was being used by …

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 …

The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, on Friday dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Governor Alex Otti and the Labour Party (LP). The tribunal, presided over by Hon. Justice H. T. D. Gwadah said that the petitioners, the PDP and others, “failed in their three grounds and their petitions dismissed for lack …

Last Wednesday, Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti flagged off the construction works to expand the main approach road to Umuahia, the state capital, into six lanes. This was in fulfilment of his pledge to open up Umuahia and unlock her economic potentials. It is a welcome development which will definitely go a long way in opening up the city …

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has said one of the goals of his administration is to ensure the people have confidence in health facilities in the state instead of travelling abroad. At the reopening of the state Specialist Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, and Amachara General Hospital both in Umuahia, the state capital, on Wednesday, the governor said: “We shall …

It is no longer news that there is a new Abia where, according to the bible, “old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” One of Governor Alex Otti’s major policy thrusts is to cause a rebirth, a rejuvenation and a total change of the Abia routine.  After a season, knowledge increases, and society recreates itself. Society …