Governor Otti Receives Vote of Confidence 

The Governor of Abia state, Alex Otti, has received a vote of confidence from the stakeholders of the Labour Party (LP) across the 17 council areas.

An extended meeting was held with the Governor in attendance, where he received commendation from various stakeholders on his 11 months performance in office as Governor. 

The meeting was attended by the state party leadership, political appointees, senior stakeholders from the 17 council areas, as well as members of the National and State Assemblies.

The meeting featured the party leadership in the state, political appointees, members of the National and State Assemblies as well as senior stakeholders from the 17 council areas.

While moving a motion for the vote of confidence, a member representing Umuahia/ Ikwuano federal constituency, Hon. Obi Aguocha, said the Governor, within 11 months of his assumption of office, made the Labour Party proud as he had surpassed all expectations.

A motion presented by Aguocha was met with a standing ovation and was supported by Hon. Munachim Alozie, the representative of Obingwa/Osisioma/Ugwunagbo Federal Constituency. The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Emmanuel Emeruwa, put the motion to vote and it was unanimously approved.

During the meeting, some stakeholders clarified that the purpose was to introduce members of the State Executive Council and Transition Committee chairmen to the party hierarchy in the state and council areas.

Otti expressed his surprise at the vote of confidence from the party leadership and other stakeholders, and he thanked God that people had noticed the “modest” achievements made by his administration in less than a year in office.

He said, “We must thank God that some few modest results are showing. We could have worked hard, like we have done in the last 11 months, without anything to show.”

Otti informed the leaders of the political party that he encountered Abia at a sub-zero level. This stands in contrast to the commonly held belief that the state was at ground zero.

“It would have been better if the administration had met the state at ground zero, but we were coming from negative. If you have to come from negative to ground zero, you have to work very hard.

“Today, everywhere you introduce yourself as an Abian, people look at you differently with respect, unlike in the past.”