Abia State Governor Alex Otti has once again called on his supporters to vote for candidates who share the same vision with him irrespective of party affiliation in the upcoming local government election scheduled for Saturday November 2.
The Governor made the call during the commissioning of the newly rebuilt and retrofitted Aba South LGA Administrative office complex and the refurbishment of the emergency ambulances at the Aba South Local Government Headquarters.
He stated that effective administration at the local governments is very important for his holistic development agenda.
Otti said, “I will therefore invite you to participate actively in the process by asking questions about the candidates and supporting those who share in our development agenda.
“As I have always known, Abia people go for the right candidates despite their platform.
“We must continue to seek out the right people. One thing I can assure you is that ABSIEC will be given all the necessary support to conduct a hitch-free exercise on November 2.
“It is important to remind us that we have the power to use our votes to address much of the discontent that led to the street anger of October 2020.
“By supporting and voting for quality leaders we can trust, you are making a very significant contribution to the rebuilding project happening in all parts of the State.
“As a people, it behoves us to collectively resolve that never again shall we be led, especially at the LGAs, by individuals who are only interested in the privileges of political offices, without the responsibility of service to the people.”
Governor Otti emphasised that the project aligns perfectly with the “rebuild and restore” agenda of his administration, especially in Aba where the government have committed billions of naira in the reconstruction, rehabilitation and retrofitting of public infrastructure especially roads, noting that his vision is to remake Aba into the leading regional destination for investments, family life and leisure.
He informed that while it is true that violence and destruction should have no place in a democratic society, responding to the fallouts of crisis when they occur requires responsive leadership and described the failure to restore the symbolic Aba Town Hall and the Administrative Block of Aba South LGA since the 2020 ‘End sars’ protest as an unfortunate story.
He lauded the Mayor of Aba South LGA for rebuilding the edifice and completing it in record time.