Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has described Governor Alex Otti as a performer and an exemplary leader who has impacted the lives of his people positively.
Obasanjo stated this at the Unity Church Uzuakoli, Bende LGA, venue for the commissioning of the 46.36km Umuahia – Uzuakoli – Akara – Alayi – Abiriba Highway, reconstructed by Governor Alex Otti led government.
Obasanjo recalled how terrible the road had been, especially the last time he visited Abiriba and described Governor Otti as a miracle worker.
“You (Gov. Otti) are a man of your word, a goal getter, a performer. You are a man who says no to what is bad and yes to what is good. You are an example of a leader.
“You (Abia people) said you have had leaders before, but one thing you must know is that good leaders don’t flock and when you get a good leader, like you have got in Dr Alex Otti, you must maximise good use of him.
“This road you are all talking about, I traveled on it to Abiriba. It was hellish, and when I was told that the road you have done will get me from Umuahia to Abiriba in 35 minutes, I said this man called Alex Otti is a miracle worker.”
While commending Otti’s efforts in giving Abia a facelift, Obasanjo said that what Otti is doing in Abia now is proof that whatever bad situation being witnessed in the country today can become good tomorrow.
“I am a witness to what you are doing and urge you to keep doing what you are doing. If you look hard and wide, you will see that this governor does not lack a good team.
“Of course, this is proof that whatever bad situation we are seeing today can be made good tomorrow.
“All we need to do is to make sure that at every level, we must have the right leaders with the right team to work with.
“For me, a political party is just a platform. What matters is the quality of the man, and the quality of Alex Otti is a good quality.
“Well, when the time comes for elections, my advice to the people of Abia State is, don’t change a winning horse,” Obasanjo stated.
Speaking, Otti said that the commissioning ceremony was an eloquent testimony of his resolve to be doing things differently and noted that the completion of the road project would, among other things, shorten travel time to motorists.
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