Governor Alex Otti criticizes some of his opponents and the immediate past administrations.
Governor Alex Otti, has again said that his opponents, including some officials of the immediate past administration in the State, are noise makers.
This is even as he accused the Okezie Ikpeazu administration of allegedly paying N9.8 billion to a contractor for the reconstruction of Port Harcourt Road in Aba, which he said was not delivered.
Otti stated this at Umuagbai Secondary School in Aba on Wednesday during a thanksgiving and carnival organized by the Aba community in celebration of the completion of Port Harcourt Road and other projects done by the Abia State government in Aba.
“So, listen to the response. In 2017, they awarded this Port Harcourt Road. The amount at that time was N9.8 Billion. And they paid out the entire money. But the road was not done.
‘So, when in 2025, the road cost N36.5 Billion, they started making noise. So, I said, since you people understand mathematics, the average exchange rate in 2017 was N333 to a Dollar. Now, if you apply that, the N9.8 Billion was actually USD29 million equivalent”, Otti said.
Governor Alex Otti used the event to announce that 20 electric buses, which have been procured by his administration, would be rolled out in the next two months.
Governor Alex Otti further rewarded a Tricycle driver in Aba, who returned N2.4 Million Naira forgotten by a passenger in his keke and commended him for the honest act.
Earlier, the convener of the carnival, Onyeka Ernest Udeajah and the State Chairman, Cooperative Motor Union, Mr. Chukwuma Azodo, respectively, said that the reconstruction of Port Harcourt Road revived many collapsed businesses.
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