Abia State governor, Alex Otti, has urged Abians to disregard recent remarks by some leading opposition figures in the State.
Governor Otti, while speaking on Saturday at Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Umuoriehi, Umuahia North LGA, during the dedication of the church building, said those who are gathering against him are the same people that failed to develop the State in the past.
Otti was reacting to an alliance formed against his re-election by former governors Orji Uzor Kalu, Theodore Orji and Okezie Ikpeazu.
The trio took turns to rule Abia State as governors for 24 successive years from 1999 to 2023, under the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).
The governor slammed the opposition members for pursuing personal interest above the collective development of Abia, declaring that every gathering they are making against him would collapse.
He said: “Pastor Uguru made reference to the noise that you may have been hearing in the last few days.
“I want us to just dismiss it as noise, you know, and it’s always the empty barrel that makes the loudest noise.
“They are a tiny minority. And God doesn’t make mistakes. And he doesn’t have an unfinished project. So, I don’t want anybody to lose breath or worry about it.”
Governor Otti said his administration would continue to change the narrative in the State.