Abia State Governor Alex Otti has inaugurated the Nchedo Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) in Aba, expressing optimism that sustained advocacy and institutional response would significantly reduce gender-based violence in the state. The centre, located at the General Hospital, Aba, was established by the Abia State Government in collaboration with the European Union-funded Rule of …
The crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP) deepened on Monday as the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) rejected reconciliation efforts initiated by Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, describing the move as insincere and ill-timed. The Abure faction insisted that the leadership dispute within the party remains unresolved, stressing that ongoing legal processes have …
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has expressed concern over the low number of votes usually recorded in Aba during elections, saying the figures do not reflect the city’s large adult population. The governor spoke during a church service at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Abayi Ariaria, Aba, where he urged residents to participate in the ongoing …
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has stated that he will support the Labour Party (LP) candidate for the Abia North senatorial district in their bid to defeat Orji Uzor Kalu in the 2027 election. Otti spoke in response to recent remarks by Kalu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) senator representing the district, who stated that …
Abia State Governor Alex Otti says the controversy surrounding the conviction and push for the release of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, will be settled through administrative processes. Otti gave the assurance after visiting Kanu at the Sokoto Correctional Centre over the weekend. The governor said engagements he initiated shortly after …
Says the governors are engaging authorities for the IPOB leader’s Release Abia State Governor Dr Alex Otti has dismissed claims that South East governors have abandoned the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking at a media parley in Umuahia on Thursday, Otti said the governors were seriously …
