Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has stressed the need for leadership at all levels to be rooted in integrity and the fear of God.
Speaking on Thursday, at a meeting with the President of the Diaspora Alliance, Rev. Emmanuel Ihim who came in company of the ArchBishop of the Methodist Church, Umuahia ArchDiocese, Most Rev. Dr. Chibuzor Okpoko, Governor Otti restated his administration’s resolve to focus on improving critical sectors of the economy including infrastructure, healthcare, power, education among others .
The Governor who spoke on his administration’s investment in education, made public that 20% of the 2024 and 2025 budgets were allocated to the sector in addition to the introduction of free and compulsory as well as the ongoing recruitment exercise for 5000 teachers as a deliberate approach to rebuild the sector.
He therefore welcomed the Diaspora Alliance’s call for focused leadership and assured that his administration will embark on more transformative policies to improve the lives of Abians.
On the proposed Diaspora City, Governor Otti announced that three locations have been identified for project, disclosing that the State is in the process of selecting the most suitable site from the locations already identified.
“We are already working on the Diaspora City. Actually, we want it to be a place where you and I can live.
“We have identified locations, about three of them and are in the process of choosing one where all the amenities that you can think of are available.
“I am sure that in a few months, we would come out to announce it but it has been in the works,” Gov. Otti stated.
Earlier, the President of the Diaspora Alliance, Rev. Emmanuel Ihim commended Governor Otti for his dynamic and visionary leadership and described him as a divine fulfillment of God’s vision for Abia State and called on Christians to support him in fulfilling the divine mandate of transforming Abia State.
While explaining that the Diaspora Alliance harnesses resources from Government Agencies, Corporations, and individuals to drive development, he emphasized the need for Government to collaborate with the organization to harness resources that would be channelled in the development of certain areas such as women and youth development, healthcare, education sector among others.
Also speaking, a member of the Abia Diaspora Commission, Prof Ndubuisi Ekekwe, who joined the meeting virtually, congratulated Abia State on being the number in the last NECO results and urged the Governor to sustain the tempo.
