Alex Otti, governor-elect of Abia, says the mandate given to him by the people of the state remains sacrosanct.
Otti spoke in Aba while receiving the report from the transition council on Monday. The report was presented to him by Victor Onyemkpa, chairman of the Abia transition council.
He was speaking for the first time since last Friday’s court ruling, reassuring the Abia people that the judgement should not in any way be cause for alarm.
The governor-elect called on the people of the state not to remain calm about the court judgement given in Kano which dismissed his candidacy in the election.
He reaffirmed that everything was going according to plan for his scheduled inauguration on May 29.
“I would like to reassure you that the mandate Abia people gave us is sacrosanct,” Otti said. “Nobody should lose sleep; we will be sworn in on the 29th of May,” Otti said.
Otti assured the public of the full implementation of the report and commended the committee members for working “tirelessly” to ensure that a template for the new administration was produced.
Earlier, a member of the transition council, Amobi Ogah, said part of its findings was that the state was in a deep rot and advised the Abia governor-elect to ensure that he appoints competent hands who are performance-driven.
Describing Abia as a decayed state, Ogah is confident that the administration of Alex Otti will turn around the fortunes of the south-eastern state for the benefit of the people.
“Abia is seen to be a decayed state, a lot needs to be done. The members of the committee have done a very wonderful job,” he said.
