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Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has signed the Senior Citizens Welfare Bill into law, providing comprehensive support for elderly residents of the state. This landmark policy entitles eligible elderly residents, aged 60 years and above, to a free monthly stipend, free medical care, and other social support for life, aiming to improve their […]
Continue ReadingThe word of advice to those who are “Threatening” to unseat Alex Otti, the Governor of Abia State today: “Please, show Abia people all the great wonders you performed during your tenure in public office. While at it, also explain to them how and why you, or your proxies, should be allowed to re-enact this […]
Continue ReadingIn a communiqué, the Labour Party (LP) has endorsed Abia State Governor Alex Otti as its national leader while extending goodwill to its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, following his decision to align with the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The party’s National Secretary, Darlington Nwokocha, made this known in a communiqué issued after a meeting […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has visited the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, at a prison facility in Sokoto State, Nigeria, where he is serving his life imprisonment for terrorism. Otti visited the prison facility on Sunday, accompanied by Kanu’s younger brother, Emmanuel Kanu; the Abia State Attorney […]
Continue ReadingThe two striking, and commendable, developments for our consideration today are: (1) The Presidential Directive inflicting a temporary foreign travel ban on public officers, covering Ministers and heads of MDAs, and (2) The signing into law of a bill by the Abia state governor, Alex Otti, stripping all former governors and deputy governors of the […]
Continue ReadingDr Alex Otti has been sworn in as the new governor of Abia state. Otti took his oath of office at midday during the inauguration held at the Umuahia Township Stadium. At exactly 12:20 pm, he was sworn in as Governor by the Abia State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Lilian Abai, and Otti ‘s deputy, […]
Continue ReadingJustice M.N Yunusa of a Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has nullified the candidature of the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti alongside the candidatures of all those who contested the 2023 general elections under the Labour Party (LP) in Abia and Kano States Guardian reports that the Court gave the ruling in […]
Continue ReadingNigerian economist, banker, investor, philanthropist and politician, Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) has won the March 18 governorship election in Abia State, Nigeria. He trounced his opponents, Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party (YPP). Otti scored 175,467, Ahiwe polled 88,529 while Nwafor got […]
Continue Reading“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work” –Gen. Colin Powell (1937-2021) “Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace” –Nelson Mandela It has been a fortnight of activities and […]
Continue Reading“Without the opinion of an expert there’s no such thing as certainty.” –Joanna Ruocco We opened a debate here on July 5, 2021, on the loss of value of the Naira. Subsequently on August 5, we published one of the feedbacks we got from Mr. Eustace Odunze an economist, banker and lawyer. Since then, we […]
Continue Reading“One hundred thousand naira is now behaving like ten thousand naira; and no one is saying anything about it!” -Anonymous Social Media Blogger Exchange rate is very important particularly for a country like Nigeria, whose currency is not convertible. According to Investopedia, a convertible currency, is any nation’s legal tender that can be easily bought […]
Continue Reading“Bombs kill terrorists, Books kill terrorism. Missiles kill extremists, Mindfulness kills extremism. Guns kill supremacists, Goodness kills supremacy. Law restrains cruel people, Love reforms cruelty. Sarin cripples the malicious, Service cures malice. C4 impairs the prejudiced, Curiosity treats prejudice. Violence can be revolution no more. For all degradation kindness is the cure.” ― Abhijit Naskar. […]
Continue Reading“When you lose your job, the unemployment rate isn’t 4%, it is 100%” –Thomas Freidman “There is no such thing as acceptable level of unemployment because hunger is not acceptable, poverty is not acceptable, poor health is not acceptable and a ruined life is not acceptable” – Hubert H, Humphrey Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics […]
Continue Reading“Now I understand why he called it Microsoft”- An African American Lady Someone told me this interesting story a few years back which I cannot confirm its veracity. It was several decades ago that Bill Gates met this young beautiful African American and immediately fell in love with her. They speak for few moments and […]
Continue Reading‘A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a moulder of consensus’ – Martin Luther King Jnr. ‘The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.’ – Tony Blair Earlier in the week, someone sent me a video of a news item about the ministers and senior government […]
Continue ReadingEx-Group Managing Director, Diamond Bank Plc and two-time governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has opined that handing the Igbo Nigeria’s presidency would not solve the problem of Nigeria, as some fundamental structural problems must be handled for an egalitarian society to be institutionalised. The renowned […]
Continue Reading“The Nigerian government is keenly monitoring the situation in the US and may impose sanctions on specific Americans and also a travel ban on President Donald J. Trump and his family. In addition, all those connected with attempts to scuttle democracy in the US may be restricted from traveling to Nigeria. We will not stand […]
Continue Reading“If individuals can take from a common pot, regardless of how much they put in it, each person has an incentive to be a free rider, to do as little as possible and take as much as possible because what one fails to take, will be taken by someone else” – John Stossel In 1998, […]
Continue ReadingOn Saturday November 7, 2020, I had the privilege of presenting a keynote address at Umuahia, Abia State on the occasion of the 2020 Diocesan Youth Day Celebration, organised by the Catholic Youth Organisation Of Nigeria. I crave your indulgence to share the speech with you today. I can only add that given the situation […]
Continue Reading“In the US, after the Great Depression, they invested heavily in infrastructure to create a lot of employment. In Germany, after the war, there was the Marshall plan for roads, rail, housing, energy, water and so on. That created massive employment after the devastation of the war and helped them to rebuild the country.” -Raila […]
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