Good Governance

Oct
24
2023
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By Abia ThinkTank
Political Opinion: Pre-Empting Governor Otti’s Mayors – By Godwin Adindu

Political Opinion: Pre-Empting Governor Otti’s Mayors – By Godwin Adindu

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Politics
Preempting Governor Otti’s Mayors. By Godwin Adindu 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 the governor has decided to rebrand them. Not only in name but also in profiling and symbolism. Remember that Governor Otti is a change maker and his administration is a total departure from the past. Remember that there is a new Abia and “old things are passed away; behold,…
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Oct
22
2023
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Otti Emerge The Best Performing Governor In Nigeria

Otti Emerge The Best Performing Governor In Nigeria

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance
ABIA STATE GOVERNOR DR. ALEX OTTI OFR, EMERGE THE BEST PERFORMING GOVERNOR IN NIGERIA The Abia state Governor, Alex Otti has emerged as the Best Performing Governor in Nigeria. This is according to a poll conducted by Arise Television co-anchor, Rufai Oseni on X. On Sunday, October 22, Oseni took to his X page (formerly Twitter) to ask Nigerians on who is the best performing Governor. He wrote; "Who is the best performing Governor/ Rate the performance of your state Governor?" After 100 days in office Alex Otti recorded some modest achievements in different sectors. Immediately he assumed office, he…
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Oct
17
2023
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“In Everything You Do, Please Be Consistent. I Commend My Brother Eze Chikamnayo For Being Consistent In His Notorious Ways.” – Ferdinand Ekeoma(SA,Media & Publicity To Gov Otti)

“In Everything You Do, Please Be Consistent. I Commend My Brother Eze Chikamnayo For Being Consistent In His Notorious Ways.” – Ferdinand Ekeoma(SA,Media & Publicity To Gov Otti)

Abia State, Good Governance
In everything you do, please be consistent. I commend my brother Eze Chikamnayo for being consistent in his notorious ways. When I first heard the statement credited to him some years ago in which he boasted that he is "a very shameless man" and that anyone criticizing or attacking him is simply helping him, I realised the need not to waste time on him anymore. Nnanna jisike, unfortunately this your present hustle is such a very herculean task because, we no dey give shishi. SPECIAL ADVERT PROMO FOR 2023 IGBA-OTOMU, IGBA-UCHE, IGBA-EKPE, IGBOTONMA AND IZA-AFA This is a special promo…
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Oct
17
2023
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Abia Says No Plan To Send Northerners Packing, Insists Cattle Market Non-Residential.

Abia Says No Plan To Send Northerners Packing, Insists Cattle Market Non-Residential.

Abia State, Good Governance, Security
ABIA SAYS NO PLAN TO SEND NORTHERNERS PACKING, INSISTS CATTLE MARKET NON-RESIDENTIAL Abia State Government has described as false news making the rounds that it has directed Northerners, who live and conduct their businesses at the Lokpanta Cattle Market, around the Enugu-Umuahia-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway by Umunneochi, to leave the state. The government said there was no iota of truth in the fake news as those Northerners "are the second and third generations of Igbos" living in Lokpanta. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Navy Commander Macdonald Ubah (rtd), made this clarification while briefing Journalists at the Government House,…
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Oct
15
2023
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Alex Otti Foundation Increases Funding For Scholarship Awards

Alex Otti Foundation Increases Funding For Scholarship Awards

Abia State, Good Governance, Philanthropy
ALEX OTTI FOUNDATION INCREASES FUNDING FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS Founder of the Alex Otti Foundation (AOF) and Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has announced an increase in the funding package of the scholarship scheme. Dr. Otti said henceforth beneficiaries of the Foundation's scholarship programme will receive the sum of N250,000, each, up from N150,000. Governor Otti, who spoke during the 2022-2023 Alex Otti Scholarship Banquet, held at the Sacramento Event Centre, Olokoro, Umuahia South LGA, on Saturday, also pledged continued support to beneficiaries to enable them achieve their full potential. A total of 34 university students received the…
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Oct
14
2023
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Port-Harcourt Road Aba: Wabara, Ogah, Offor, Others Hail Governor Alex Otti OFR For Engaging Julius Berger ….Warn Critics

Port-Harcourt Road Aba: Wabara, Ogah, Offor, Others Hail Governor Alex Otti OFR For Engaging Julius Berger ….Warn Critics

Abia State, Good Governance, Works
Port-Harcourt road Aba: Wabara, Ogah, Offor, others hail Otti for engaging Julius Berger. …Warn critics Abians from different political divides have unanimously hailed Gov. Alex Otti for his courage to award the reconstruction of the Port Harcourt Road Aba to Julius Berger. Otti had Thursday, flagged off the reconstruction of the strategic but long-abandoned 6.8 kilometer road after awarding the contract to JB at the tune of N30 billion. Speaking exclusively with Vanguard, former Senate President and the Chairman Board of Trustees BoT, of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Adolphus Wabara, described the feat as “historic” He said…
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Oct
13
2023
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Gov Otti Flags Off Reconstruction Of Port Harcourt Road Aba, Says Jinx Finally Broken

Gov Otti Flags Off Reconstruction Of Port Harcourt Road Aba, Says Jinx Finally Broken

Abia State, Good Governance, Works
GOV OTTI FLAGS OFF RECONSTRUCTION OF PORT HARCOURT ROAD ABA, SAYS JINX FINALLY BROKEN Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, on Thursday flagged off the reconstruction of the long-abandoned Port Harcourt Road, a major artery that holds immense promise in the economic and social revival of Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia. The currently disused road, which was constructed during the adminstration of the late Sam Mbakwe (between 1979 - 1983) of old Imo State, was once a bustling hub for economic activities but left to deteriorate over the past two decades by successive administrations. Speaking during the event…
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Oct
12
2023
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Gov Otti Expresses Desire To See Train Service Return In Abia, Pledges Government Support

Gov Otti Expresses Desire To See Train Service Return In Abia, Pledges Government Support

Abia State, Good Governance, Transportation
GOV OTTI EXPRESSES DESIRE TO SEE TRAIN SERVICE RETURN IN ABIA, PLEDGES GOVT SUPPORT Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has expressed strong desire to see train services return to the Eastern tracks after many years of inactivity. Governor Otti stated this on Wednesday when he met with officials of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Eastern District, who came on a business visit to him. Governor Otti noted that rail used to be the most viable means of transportation in the country but suddenly disappeared in the last three decades. He promised that Abia would support the corporation to…
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Oct
12
2023
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Building On The Solid Rock Of Excellence: Being Speech Delivered By Governor Of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti OFR On The Occasion Of The Flag Off Of The Reconstruction Of Port Harcourt Road, Aba On Thursday, October 12, 2023

Building On The Solid Rock Of Excellence: Being Speech Delivered By Governor Of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti OFR On The Occasion Of The Flag Off Of The Reconstruction Of Port Harcourt Road, Aba On Thursday, October 12, 2023

Abia State, Good Governance, Works
BUILDING ON THE SOLID ROCK OF EXCELLENCE Being A Speech Delivered By The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex C. Otti, OFR On the Occasion of the Flag Off of the Reconstruction Of Port Harcourt Rd. Aba on Thursday October 12, 2023. Protocols, I’m glad that we are taking yet another strategic step in fulfilling one of my major campaign promises which is to permanently break the jinx of Port Harcourt Road Aba and revive the long-abandoned economic activities along this corridor, activities that once gave Aba a set of peculiar advantages, starting from the early 1980s when our revered…
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Oct
12
2023
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Abia Committed to Partnering With Multilateral, Donor Agencies To Move Forward – Gov Otti

Abia Committed to Partnering With Multilateral, Donor Agencies To Move Forward – Gov Otti

Abia State, Good Governance, International
ABIA COMMITTED TO PARTNERING WITH MULTILATERAL, DONOR AGENCIES TO MOVE FORWARD - GOV OTTI Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, OFR, says his adminstration is committed to partnering with multi lateral and donor agencies on ways to to move the state forward. Governor Otti stated this when he received a delegation of the International Organisation For Migration (IOM), an inter-governmental organisation led by the representative of the mission to Nigeria, Mr. Victor Lutenco, who was on a working visit to Abia. The International Organisation for Migration is an inter-governmental organisation that works to uphold the rights and well-being of migrants,…
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