Personality

At 61: Otti’s Ideas, Reform, Resilience — and the Burden of Proof As Dr Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, marks 61, his administration sits at a rare intersection in Nigerian subnational governance: high reform velocity, intense scrutiny, and relentless political contestation.This is not merely a birthday milestone.It is a governance stress-test. Reform Under Fire From tax alignment with federal reforms to energy independence positioning Abia outside grid collapse cycles, Otti has pushed structural shifts rather than ceremonial governance. Aba Smart City, digital ministries backbone, and WAN infrastructure reflect a technocratic state model emerging in real time.Ideas Before ComfortRejecting Government House residency,…