Abia Might Be A Failed State – LP Governorship Candidate

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Abia State, Alex Otti on Sunday said the state will be a failed state if the wrong candidate is chosen in the general elections.

Otti predicts that the majority of the 18 candidates in the election, which is set for March 11, will only be interested in sharing the state’s wealth if elected.

The LP governorship candidate made this prediction while speaking during an event for Abia professionals in the state’s capital, Umuahia.

Otti emphasized that Abia’s economy is having serious issues and that the state needs a trustworthy and capable leader to assist it to get out of its current jam.

He said, “Some people are parading themselves as governorship candidates, and at the back of their minds is how to share the (state’s) money. You have people who have no second address.

“This year is going to be very difficult. When this government goes, whoever succeeds will find it extremely difficult because the state is badly broken.

“The debt profile of Abia increased from N45 billion, from the administration of T.A.Orji to N150 billion in the present administration. So, that is what Abia is going to pay.

“So, you can see it is looking dangerous out there. So it has to be people who know what to do.

“Unemployment rate in Abia is 51 per cent the highest in the country. Abia is ranked 32nd in the area of ease of doing business which means that an investor has to consider 31 other states before thinking of coming to Abia.

“So, if you make a mistake, you will be in a failed state, that is why people like us have stamped our feet to say, enough is enough.”

Alex Otti, a financial expert, declared his candidacy with the promise not to misappropriate or steal from the state’s resources while utilizing his wealth of knowledge and experience to build the state’s economy.

He added: “If it is making money, I can do 101 things to get cool money. I will not touch Abia’s money. I have no business with Abia money. The only business I have with Abia money is that I will use it to develop the state.”