Monday, January 12, 2026 - The Chairman, Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Linus Nto Mbah has condemned the recent statement of former Abia Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, where he said that Governor Alex Otti is only repainting the roads he (Kalu) built.
Eze Nto Mbah, who was also reacting to the Abia North North
Senator’s vow to stop the re-election of Governor Alex Otti in 2027, alleged
that plots are on to terminate ongoing transformation in Abia.
He also condemned the recent meeting convened by former
Governors of Abia State at the residence of former Governor Theodore Orji,
describing the meeting as conspiracies to stop Otti’s re-election.
He further alleged that there are plots by opposition
politicians to bring back the years of unpaid salaries, pensions and
dilapidated hospitals, but declared that Governor Otti will record a landslide
victory despite the alleged conspiracy.
Eze Mbah noted particularly, that the Umuahia -Uzuakoli
Akara-Alayi-Abiriba road that leads to Igbere, the home town of Senator Orji
Uzor Kalu was completely reconstructed by Governor Alex Otti, and wondered why
Orji Uzor Kalu could have said that Governor Otti is just repainting roads.
“How could Orji Uzor Kalu have claimed that Governor Alex
Otti is just repainting roads in Abia State, even when Otti completely
reconstructed Umuahia-Uzuokali-Akara-Alayi-Abiriba road that leads to Igbere,
the home town of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.
“Do they want to take us back to the days of owing salaries
and pensions, time of infrastructural decay and abandonment of our healthcare
and education system? It will not work,” Eze Mbah stated.
The monarch who cautioned politicians against violent
statements, said that their “closed-door” meetings against Governor Otti will
not succeed.
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