Financial management: “In our administration, stealing is forbidden.”—Gov. Alex Otti

By Editor, Umuahia

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has said that no money belonging to the state will be stolen under his administration.

The governor stated this at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Eastern Nigeria Union Conference Headquarters, Ayaba Umueze, Aba while declaring open the 4th Pastors’ Kids Association Convention 2024 with the theme, “Advancing The Gospel In A Digital Era.”

He emphasised that corruption and stealing are forbidden in his government and challenged all to live by example in their positions.

“In our administration, corruption and stealing are forbidden, so when you see or hear people making noise in the media, it’s because they are unable to continue to feed fat on resources that belong to all of us and i can assure you that under my watch, Abia resources, not even one kobo of it will be stolen,” he said.

Governor Otti urged the Pastors children to remember the sacrifices their parents made and stand firm any time they are confronted with challenges.”I challenge all of you in your own little corner, lead by example and don’t also worry if people criticize you.”

The State Chief Executive who described the theme of the event as apt, called on the congregants to extend the discussions to how to resist the attraction of artificial intelligence, robotics and other digital innovations that give impetus that man does not need God.

He said that there is need to explain to people that God gave man limitless wisdom.”So, I’m calling on all of us to extend this discussion on how to repeal and resist that attraction to digital technology that gives impetus to the belief that man doesn’t need God because that wisdom to create was already given by God” Gov. Otti stressed.

In his speech, the President, Eastern Nigerian Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Pastor Bassey Udoh stressed the need for total membership involvement in advancing the gospel of Christ through digital media.Pastor Udoh who underscored that digital evangelism is effective in reaching a larger number of people, urged Christians to utilize all social media platforms to advance the gospel of Christ.

“With the social media, you can reach anybody, anytime, anywhere, anyhow and with that, nobody will be left out.

“When we do this, we would have fulfilled the Bible’s mandate,” Pastor Udoh said.

In his address, the President, Pastors’ Kids Association of the Eastern Union Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Justice L.T.C Eruba noted that God has been blessing the offspring of those who served him diligently, noting that Governor Otti, who is a Pastor’s son, today is the only Adventist pastor’s son all over the world that is a serving governor and noted that the governor was doing great in infrastructure, financial discipline and other areas of governance in the State and prayed God to continue to guide him.