Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti has once again reiterated that what brought him into politics was to restore the dignity of Abians, and is not interested in anything other than that.
He said so at Abayi District of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Aba where he went to worship unannounced and at the Headquarters of the Living Word Ministry International, on the occasion of the 50th Wedding Anniversary Ceremony of the General Overseer of the Church and the Chancellor of Rhema University, Brother Emma Okorie and his wife.
The Governor also warned that any appointee of his administration who gets involved in bribery and corruption would be fired, warning them against getting involved in corruption.
“What we have come to do in Abia is nothing other than restoring dignity… The only reason I showed up to contest elections is about the dignity of our people. It is not about money. Anything that will not restore the dignity of the Abia Man, count us out.
“There is something we are known for as Abians and Igbos, which we want to bring back. Under this administration, we will not allow those bad things that used to happen in the past come, back except if they are good,
“If anybody tells you to bring money for anything, tell him it is a lie, that he is a dupe, because he will collect the money from you and still not do anything for you. If anything is due to you, you will get it without even lobbying or talking to anybody, so that we can also encourage our young ones to grow up to be like us.”
“That is why you will never see bribery and corruption in this Government. If you get involved, I will fire you. We are intolerant of corruption and nobody can plead for you. If you get involved in bribery and corruption, you are gone,” Gov. Otti stated.
The governor Otti asserted that the recent 5,394 teachers employed by his administration, “did not pay a dime as a bribe. Nobody was hired because of who he/she knew. Even some of the people who know me very well, I said, go and write your exam, if you pass, we will take you but if you didn’t pass, we will not take you,” the congregation applauded loudly
Declaring that he has no apologies to those who are not happy with his administration’s insistence on doing the right things, he said “those who are not happy with what we are doing, we will not apologize to them. They have had their time. So we have now drawn the line, from now on, Abia is on the rise,”
At the Living Word Ministries International, Governor Otti congratulated the Overseer Bro. Emma Okorie, his wife and the entire family, thanking God for preserving their union for the past 50 years, stating that their story has a lot to teach the younger generation, especially the way they celebrate each other, adding that he was happy to be part of their 50th wedding anniversary ceremony that featured the cutting of the cake after the couple had shared the inspiring story of their 50-year marriage journey full of testimonies.
The General Overseer, Bro. Emma Okorie while commending Governor Otti for the massive development that the State has witnessed under his intentional and people-centered governance, said that the coming of Governor Otti was an answer to the people’s many years of Prayers for God to send Abia a true leader who would fix Abia.
20-09-2025.
