The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said many Nigerians, especially those from the South-East, have lost hope in governance.

She charged the Abia State governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, to run a clean and transparent government.

Okonjo-Iweala said the incoming government should focus on “disruptive strategies rather than traditional operational systems”.

She gave the charge in a speech she presented virtually at the inauguration of the 100-member 2023 Abia Transition Council held in Aba, Abia’s economic hub.

She said, “I told the governor-elect that everything we will do would depend on this governance. Nigerians, especially from that side of the South-East, have lost faith in governance.

“They no longer believe the government can provide anything for them. They provide for themselves boreholes, electricity and every other thing for themselves. Although that is entrepreneurial, on the other hand, that is not how to run the place.”

She urged Otti to run a “better and cleaner governance” and transparent governance that should be exemplary.

Okonjo-Iweala also urged Abia citizens abroad, who have the capacity to assist in recovering the state and upgrade development, to return and help out.

She expressed the hope that through Otti, “there is a unique chance to set Abia on the right side of development and modernisation through disruptive digital technology”.

Otti inaugurated the transition committee to midwife the take-off of his administration on May 29, 2023.

He tasked the committee, headed by Victor Onyenkpa, to produce a policy document that would forge a direction and developmental agenda for Abia State, in line with his vision for the state and campaign promises.

ImmaculateJOE:
No lies..

In my home community, every registered member, whether home or abroad pays N3,600 for security levy annually..
In times past, we contributed to buy transformer to electrify our community, the fencing of our central school was done by us..

A lots of projects that the government (FG, SG & LG) should have done are been carried out by most of southeasterners in their various communities..

Ademola47:


The Punch

justtoodark:
who cares....their is nothing any igbo can tell us now to feel anything for igbos....

Acekidc4:
It's only Losers that will always lose Faith in Governance because Why? you people dont know how to play the game of Politics. You are always too emotional.

Emotions vs Wise Strategy?
Strategy will always Win anytime anyday. Take it or Leave it.

Christistruth03:
It is their Governors that were too Bad

Go to Ordinary Akwa Ibom and Cross River from the SE and you will think you are in a different Country entirely

FlawlessKarl:



I have never been an advocate of Biafra before in my life, I taunted Biafrans agitators so much. May God forgive me please. After the selection they did and called it election, henceforth Biafra or nothing, I repeat Biafra or nothing. The zoo should perish with their useless tribal politics.

I am an Ibibio man from Akwa Ibom. Nigeria is a zoo

Billionaire2:
Not only south east Ma, the rest of us are just pretending ….

Acekidc4:
It's only Losers that will always lose Faith in Governance because Why? you people dont know how to play the game of Politics. You are always too emotional.

Emotions vs Wise Strategy?
Strategy will always Win anytime anyday. Take it or Leave it.

Ademola47:


The Punch

princeemma69:
who needs your feelings? South East has the lowest poverty index in Nigeria according to the Bureau of Statistics. Send your feelings to your brothers who are doing agbero work to survive.