ALLEGED PEACE TALK: GOV OTTI DEBUNKS RUMOUR CLAIMING HE ARRESTED SOME YOUTHS, ELDERS
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In response to rumours that he had detained certain young men and elders who had been invited to a peace conference in Umuahia, the state capital, Alex Otti, the governor of Abia State, has clarified the situation.
Remember how some Ngwa people and thugs were said to have blocked the Port Harcourt Road construction over the weekend in an apparent attempt to reach a settlement? Otti invited them to a peace conference and took them into custody.
But in a statement sent through X, Dodoh Okafor, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Alex Otti on Public Communication, refuted the accusations, saying the Governor never gave the order to arrest any group of persons in relation to the state’s ongoing initiative.
Okafor stated that the Otti is dedicated to reconstructing and rehabilitating the state’s public infrastructure and cautioned the populace against the malicious actions of a few self-centred individuals.
The statement read, “Our attention has been drawn to a trending social media report wherein the authors, for whatever purpose, alleged that Abia State Gov. @alexottiofr had some young men & elders arrested after he allegedly invited them for peace talks in Umuahia The fact of the matter is that Gov. Alex Otti did not at any time order the arrest of anyone or group of people in connection with any remote or immediate event before and after the flag off of the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Port Harcourt Road in Aba.
“To begin with, majority of Ndi Abia from all clans across the state, irrespective of their cultural and religious leanings are profoundly appreciative of Gov. Otti’s resolve to rehabilitate the long-abandoned Port Harcourt Road which until its collapse in the mid-1990s was a major hub for the sale and repair of heavy duty machineries and spare parts, serving the Port Harcourt industrial complex, further consolidating Aba’s reputation as a major market for manufacturers and big businesses across the country and beyond.
“It is estimated that the collapse and subsequent abandonment of Port Harcourt Road by previous administrations cost the city hundreds of billions of naira in earnings, job opportunities and other missed opportunities.
“For the records, reports of protests by some youth and subsequent invitation to Umuahia by Governor Alex Otti is untrue and a figment of the imagination of those promoting it for reasons we cannot immediately determine.
“The Alex Otti administration once again assures well meaning Abians in particular and Nigerians in general that it is committed to holistically rebuilding and restoring our public infrastructure and shall continue to ignore the antics of detractors seeking to sow seeds of rancour to divide our people.
“Members of the public are especially encouraged to be wary of the antics of several mischievous characters whose stock-in-trade is to create divisions that only serve their selfish agenda.”
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