Abia governance: “We came with a covenant to serve all Abians, not few people”— Governor Otti

By Editor, Umuahia

Governor Alex Otti of Abia state has assured the people of the state of uncompromising standard service delivery for as long as he remained in office as governor.

He said that that his covenant with Abia people was to serve everybody and not a few people, assuring that he would nit relent

The governor stated this on Sunday, November, 2 at the All Saints Cathedral, Abayi Umuocham, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Diocese of Aba Ngwa North, where he went to worship unannounced in his usual way.

The governor thanked the Church, as he had always done anywhere he worshipped for their continued support through prayers and for allowing God to use them to bring his administration to power to serve the people.

” it is God, and God wouldn’t come down from heaven; he used you,” the Governor stated.

Speaking further on his covenant with Abians and the importance of God’s timing in people’s affairs,

“When we came, we came with a covenant, and that covenant is to serve Abia people from A to Z, not a few people and that is why we are doing everything we are doing in the interest of Abia people, not the few tiny elites.

“You know God has His own time. When we came in 2015, we won the election, but then, it wasn’t God’s time, and then He asked us to wait. Any time you are asked to wait, you wait; that’s something to take away from what I’m saying today – any time you have to wait, just wait. A lot of times, people have refused to wait, and they run into their graves. So, it is very important to wait,” Governor Otti said.

He used the opportunity to reassure Abians of continued quality and impactful service delivery from his administration.

“I’m sure those of you that have children in school (Primary and Basic Secondary), from the beginning of this year, you are not paying school fees anymore. That is the way to serve you.

“When you are ill, you must see one primary health center around you, and we have equipped them so well, some people are wondering, Is this a primary health center? And, I say that’s what Abia people deserve, and our standards are very high, and we can’t compromise.“So, when you walk into a typical Health Center that we have renovated, you will see the difference. And, you won’t pay an arm and a leg because this is your Government. “There are a lot of other things we are doing, but I can assure you, this is just 29 months. Why it was so difficult was because of the rot we met, but we don’t complain; “We have used these past 29 months to stabilize. So, those who are amazed at the level of work that has been done, like the Americans say, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

” We have now stabilized, you will see more work, he states.

He urged the church to continue to remember the Government in their prayers for the wisdom and the resources to continue to serve them wel

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The Preacher of the day and the Cathedral Administrator, Ven. Precious Okereke, Ph.D, preaching on the theme of their All Saints Cathedral Week “Transformed to His Glory.”

Ven. Okereke stated that transformation begins from the heart, saying that when the heart is transformed, the whole body will be transformed.

He said that to be transformed into the image of Jesus requires an intentional, sincere, and frantic decision not born out of emotions.

The Bishop of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Diocese of Aba Ngwa North, All Saints Cathedral, Rt. Rev. Nathan C.O Kanu, Ph.D, led the Church into fervent prayer for the Governor, his family, those working with him and the State, expressing gratitude to God for the visible and impactful changes that the State has started witnessing under Governor Otti’s administration, praying that it continues till the end of the Governors 8-year tenure.

Governor Otti was joined in the service by the some dignitaries in the state.