Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has reiterated his desire to make the interest of the people top priority in policy enactment and implementation.
Speaking when he received the leadership of the Methodist Church Nigeria, led by the Prelate, Dr. Oliver Ali Abba, who visited him at his residence in Umuehim, Nvosi, Isialangwa South, Governor Otti pointed out that his adminstration has taken steps to reverse anything found not to be in line with this expectation.
Governor Otti, while describing his administration as a selfless and oriented towards the welfare of the people, vowed that he would continue to offer good governance for the benefit of Ndi Abia and promised to do only those things that are in tandem with the approval of God’s people.
“I also listened when you talked about opposition. The opposition will always be there as you rightly pointed out. Even in the Church, we have opposition, but I took note of what you said and that is exactly what we are doing. The reality is that they are in the very tiny minority, because majority of the people want good governance, and one thing you can go away with from here is that good governance, Abia people will get,” Governor Otti declared.
Acknowledging that he may make mistakes sometimes as a human, Governor Otti pointed out that such mistakes when noticed would be corrected, insisting, however, that he would make deliberate effort to do things that are in the interest of the people.
“On our own as humans, we make mistakes but anytime we make mistakes and we find out we go back and correct them. We are not perfect and we do not say that we do not make mistakes but deliberate efforts at doing things that would not be in the interest of the people it would not happen here under my watch,” he pledged.
The Governor thanked the Methodist Church for the massive support given to him during the campaigns for the 2023 governorship election that brought him into office, especially for mobilising massively during the election.
Earlier in his address, the Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, Dr. Oliver Ali Abba, who said he was in the State on a routine apostolic visit to Dioceses in Umuahia Archdiocese, congratulated Governor Otti on his resounding victory in the 2023 governorship election and applauded Governor him for restoring the dignity of Abia people, enthroning good governance and qualitative political leadership in the State.
According to him, the policies and successes of Governor Otti have become a subject of discourse, both at home and abroad.
The Methodist Prelate identified such areas as significant improvement in power supply in Aba and its environs through the Geometric Power Plant; retrofitting of the Abia State healthcare system; reconstruction of strategic roads, such as Port Harcourt Road in Aba, Ossah Road in Umuahia, as well as payment of salary and pension arrears in the State as speaking volumes of the Governor’s achievements in just under one year in office.
The Prelate of the Methodist Church charged the Governor to remain upright in all his dealings and courageous to challenge what he described as the old governance order, while also urging him not to be afraid to make the right decisions and continue to look up to God for his divine guidance.
The Prelate was accompanied on his visit to the Governor by the Archbishop of Archdiocese of Umuahia Methodist Church Nigeria, Most Rev. Dr. Chibuzo Opoko, and other leaders of the church.