Otti Advises Outgoing PDP Govt To Stop Inciting Violence In Abia

The Governor-Elect of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, says he has noted with disappointment, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) unfortunate resort to threats of violence and terrorism against Abia people, since it was roundly defeated by the Labour Party (LP) in the just concluded General Elections.

Dr Otti in a statement on Saturday by his special media aide, Ferdinand Ekeoma, said the Abia government’s recent actions are a deliberate attempt to create angst among the populace.

Otti said the most targeted sector is the workforce, which continues to suffer untold hardship in the hands of the state, as a result of several months of unpaid salaries, in a bid to pitch them against him.

“Nigerians would recall that barely a week after Dr. Otti was declared Governor-Elect of Abia, the outgoing Government, under the leadership of Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu maliciously accused Otti of orchestrating a court order freezing the accounts of the State in the various deposit money banks in Nigeria.

In its fit of fury, the State Government, threatened: “The danger in this macabre dance is that if they continue this way, sooner than later, the atmosphere of peace and security carefully sustained, enjoyed and even taken for granted by some Abians will suddenly evaporate – giving way to a new wave of killings”. We consider this a dangerous threat against the citizens of the state.”

Notwithstanding Dr. Otti’s explanation that he did not know anything about the court case, agents of Government have continued to threaten the citizens and the Governor-Elect with violence for no justifiable reason, other than the fact that Otti led the push that has now overthrown them and effectively shut the door to the Government House and public treasury against them. Interestingly, the order was vacated on April 6, but the government has refused to pay anyone, deceptively referring to the frozen account.

“Until this moment, Abia State Government has yet to establish a single verifiable action taken by Dr. Otti that suggests hostility or threat against it. Unfortunately, what the Abia Governor-Elect has faced from the PDP are lies.