Abia: LP’s Alex Otti Names Arunma Oteh, Others In Transition Council Team

The Abia State Governor-elect, Alex Otti has announced members of his transition council ahead of the May 29 swearing-in date.

Otti in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Umuahia, the Abia State capital appointed a Partner and COO, KPMG, Victor Onyenkpa as the chairman of the council.

The council will be co-chaired by Ifueko Okauru, a former Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

Also included in the list is the former Director-General of Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission, former Treasurer and Vice President of the World Bank, and currently a Director at FSD Africa, Arunma Oteh.

Other notable members are Prof. Ndubuisi Ekekwe, a Nigerian-born inventor who helped Apple design a semiconductor for the iPhone and Mr Uche Orji, the immediate past CEO of Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA). (airlines-gethuman.org)

Also in the Council are Mr Victor Okoronkwo, Group Managing Director (GMD) of Aiteo Oil and Gas; Mr Frank Nneji, Founder of ABC Transport Company; and Ide John Udeagbala, an Aba-based business mogul.

According to Otti in the statement, the Transition Council would help to articulate a policy document that would forge a direction and developmental agenda for Abia, in line with his vision for the state.

The Council would be inaugurated on Friday by the Governor-Elect in Aba.