Politics

ABIA CAMPAIGN SIGNAGE CONTROVERSY: THE FACTS HISTORY MUST NOT ERASE The current controversy surrounding political campaign signage charges in Abia State cannot be discussed honestly without recalling what Governor Alex Otti suffered as an opposition candidate under the former Peoples Democratic Party administration. Many of those now attempting to portray the present government as hostile to political participation were either active members, beneficiaries or defenders of the political establishment that openly frustrated Otti’s campaign, even after his organisation reportedly complied with the regulations and paid the required fees. In September 2022, the Alex Otti Campaign Organisation disclosed that it had…

THE NAKED PROPAGANDA OF A FAILED POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT The latest attack on Governor Alex Otti is a desperate mixture of distorted figures, false comparisons, political bitterness and deliberate misuse of public-policy terminology. Its author wants Abians to forget the deplorable condition in which the state was handed over in May 2023 and accept the astonishing claim that the same administration rebuilding roads, schools, hospitals and public institutions has brought nothing but misery. Unfortunately for the propagandists, political insults cannot erase visible evidence. The description of Governor Otti as a “naked man promising clothes” is particularly ridiculous. A naked man cannot…