Abia State Governor, his Excellency Dr. Alex Otti,
OFR, has said that he has no godfather who dictates for him how to run his
government but maintains an open door policy where he listens to suggestions
and apply the ones he considers sensible.
Gov. Otti stated this on Sunday December 15th at St.
James Methodist Church, Umuda, Isingwu in Umuahia North LGA of the State when
he alongside his wife Her Excellency, Mrs. Priscilla Chidimma Otti, despite
political party differences attended the thanks giving service of the Mayor of
Umuahia North, Hon. Smart Ihuoma.
Speaking to the congregation, Governor Otti said, “One
of the pains that happens with politics is that when people come in on the
promptings of somebody else, on the support of somebody else, on the basis of
the finances of somebody else, then it is very easy to begin to dictate to that
person.
“But, I can assure you that we are standing on our
feet. There is only one godfather that we have which is the God in heaven. So
anybody who has anything to tell us because we maintain an open door policy, we
would listen. But those things would not be orders, they would be suggestions”.
He asserted that it was already late for anybody to
derail his government, saying that the foundation of his Government is God.
The State Chief Executive assured that by the time he
is done serving Abians, those who have nothing to offer will find it difficult
to contest elections in the State.
“So, I can assure you that we are just starting and we
have a lot of things in stock for our people. One other thing that I can assure
you is that the job we are going to do will make it impossible for anybody that
is not better than us to even attempt to contest election in Abia State”.
He sighted how bad things were in Anambra State in
1999 before the emergence of Dr. Chris Ngige who despite the pressure on him
throughout the short period he spent as the State Governor set a standard that
those who came after him would not go below. Since then, the people of Anambra
started guiding their democracy to avoid slipping back to bad days again.
The Governor expressed his delight that Abians are
showing interest on how the State is being governed, hence, he put himself on
the hot seat of media scrutiny every month through his monthly chat to give
account of his stewardship to Abians and answer their questions.
He reassured Abians that he will never disappoint them
and thanked the church members for their continued support and prayers.
Earlier in his Thanksgiving speech, the Mayor of
Umuahia North, Hon. Smart Ihuoma thanked God for his Electoral victory. He
acknowledged the significant role of Governor Otti and his wife in his
political Journey and eventual emergence as the Mayor of Umuahia North.
Earlier in his sermon, the officiating priest, Rev.
Dr. Chidi Okeke called on Christians to always do good and extend helping hands
to the needy especially this yuletide season. He commended Governor Otti for
his good works in the State which have brought enormous joy and happiness to
the people of the State, declaring that the Governor will serve the State the
two terms of 8 years to finish the good works that God is using him to do for
the State.
He led the Church to a fervent prayer for the
Governor, his family, his entourage and the State.
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