Dr Alex Otti, Abia State Governor-elect, has inaugurated a transition committee to assist in the take-off of his administration on May 29, 2023.

Alex Otti gave the Mr. Victor Onyenkpa-led team the duty of creating a policy statement that would establish the direction and development plan for the state of Abia in accordance with his vision and campaign pledges.

According to The Punch, Alex Otti pointed out that the choice of Aba, the commercial hub of the state, for the inauguration of the council was strategic as well as significant with the Enyimba City being the centrepiece of the incoming administration’s economic and infrastructural development plan.

The governor-elect said that experts and technocrats in business, economics, and entrepreneurship were selected to participate in the group because a solid foundation was required for Abia State’s recovery and growth.

Alex Otti Charge to Committee

He said, “We want to thank you all for honouring us with your time to help us lay the foundation our administration will build on.

“We intend to run a slim government in terms of political appointments, but then it is our intention to create enough opportunity for businesses to thrive and succeed in the state.

“We have chosen Aba for this inauguration today because Aba is the heartbeat of Abia economy despite the fact that it has been abandoned for many years by successive administrations.

“We want to build an industrial hub with steady power supply, renewable energy and other solid infrastructure for the economy of the state to grow”.

Responding, Onyenkpa, said the task before the committee was to produce a road map that would aid Otti to meet up with the expectations of residents of the state.

He added that the committee members had accepted to do the job despite the enormous challenges it came with.

“Alex Otti is expected to perform a miracle concerning the transformation of Abia State and our job is to give him a road map that would help him to perform that miracle”, Onyenkpa said.