The Ovim Nation, without doubt the greatest community in the world, had the honour of welcoming His Excellency, Governor Alex Otti, OFR, to our community on Thursday.
Earlier in the day, His Excellency graciously gave me the podium to speak during the Third Anniversary Celebration of the Administration. For a village boy from Ovim, it was a truly special and humbling moment.
After the event, the Governor journeyed to my village where our people turned out in large numbers to welcome him and celebrate the commissioning of a newly completed road project. Distinguished sons of Ovim, including General Azubuike Ihejirika (former Nigeria’s Army boss) and General Ike Nwachukwu (former governor of Imo State), joined many others in receiving His Excellency.
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During my remarks at the anniversary event, I told the Governor that the road he would later commission was one I used regularly as a young boy on my way to the farm. That road is more than a transportation corridor; it is part of our enterprise network. It connects Ovim to Acha, Ozara, and onward toward Enugu. To see it transformed today is to witness development touching people at the most personal level.
One of the roads was named after Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu (former governor of Lagos and Imo States), a distinguished son of Ovim and a patriot whose contributions to Nigeria and our community remain enduring. Though he has now joined the angels, his legacy continues to inspire future generations.
I thank His Excellency for his leadership and commitment to restoring hope and opportunity across Abia State. Borrowing from the timeless words of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, which inspired the motto of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, “To Restore the Dignity of Man”, Governor Otti’s administration is demonstrating what it means to restore the dignity of man and woman through purposeful governance.
Good People, Abia is working. And more importantly, Abia is proving that prosperity through enterprise is not merely an aspiration, it is becoming a reality.
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