The Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the state governor, Dr. Alex Otti of abandoning governance in a short while and engaging in what the party calls financial recklessness.

The party says this came after its review of the 3rd Quarter 2023 budget performance report provided by the state government.

"This publication is coming on the heels of the cash award to States by the World Bank under the States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability, SFTAS, and after a very careful and professional review, the Abia PDP came to the inevitable conclusion that Alex Otti has displayed an unparalleled, unequalled and inhumane level of financial recklessness that speaks to the abandonment of good governance in such a short period in office and a flagrant disregard to his campaign promises", the party said in a statement on Thursday signed by Hon. Elder Abraham Amah, the PDP Vice Chairman/Acting State Publicity Secretary.

The party while accusing Gov. Otti of not doing enough in delivering democratic dividends said his Ebonyi State counterpart, Gov. Nwifuru tangible dividends of democracy to his people, accusing Otti of running a government of propaganda in the media.

He said, "The financial recklessness captured in almost every sector of Abia life is made worse, especially when compared with the records of our sister state, Ebonyi whose governor was more miserly in his expenditure and has apparently done more in delivering tangible dividends of democracy to his people than the government of propaganda run on the media by Alex Otti. 

"Very few revelations in the expenditure records will startle even the most adept kleptocrat and make the innocent recoil in wonderment as to how such a barefaced financial wickedness can be meted against citizens in this very austere times. 

"According to the records, Alex Otti used the sum of N5.32 billion to run the governor’s office from his private residence in Isiala Ngwa in three months while his counterpart in Ebonyi State used the sum of N805 million to run the governor’s office during the period under review. 

"About a month ago, Alex Otti made a public display of self-indictment when he announced to a gathering of his ‘yes men’ that he has not and will not collect salary of about N1.6m a month as a governor and they gave him a thunderous applause even when they did not know that he collects an unaccounted amount of N933.3 million naira monthly as security vote, totalling N2.8 billion in the months of July-September while his Ebonyi counterpart collected N805 million naira for the same period. 

"In the period under review, Alex Otti spent a staggering sum of N542.8 million to oil his propaganda machinery, the Abia Ministry of Information and propaganda which is run from Lagos just to deceive and continue to confuse the unsuspecting Abia public who are mistaken of his sanctimonious posture. 

"In the expenditure record, the Abia deputy governor’s office spent the sum of N252 million while the Ebonyi State deputy governor spent the sum of N95m in the period under review even as he used the sum of N393m to clear refuse in only Aba and Umuahia under State Environmental Protection Agency, ASEPA. 

"In all of these recklessness, the smoking gun is the total recurrent expenditure of N10.8 billion out of a revenue of N25.21 billion even when about 10, 000 workers in the Abia State Civil Service have been unduly sacked by Alex Otti and he spent an unverifiable N5.02 billion on capital expenditure while Ebonyi received a revenue of N23b and spent N11.85 on capital expenditure. More startling is the fact that many Abia Civil Servants have either been paid half salaries or none at all and the big question is why such a huge cost on recurrent expenditures?

"The foregoing figures have put paid to the continuous insistence of the Abia PDP that Alex Otti was running an opaque system of government which does not help the growth and development of the State and the publication of this 3rd Quarter budget performance has vindicated the Abia PDP

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Source: https://abntv.com.ng/news/gov-otti-has-abandoned-governance-engaging-in-financial-recklessness-pdp/

A better Nigeria all around is all we want at MANNA,
Not all these political shenanigans.

Let us all join hands to move Nigeria forward.
We have no country to call our own.


Nigerians : The Major problem is not "the presidents" but the governors that collect allocation and do absolutely nothing........

On a state-by-state basis, in the second quarter of 2023, Delta state received the largest allocation, totalling N102. 79 billion, followed by Akwa Ibom and Rivers states, which received N70. 01 billion and N69. 73 billion, respectively.

Below is the monthly allocation given to every states in Nigeria by the FG (IN BILLIONS!!!)

Chibuezem:
True this is one of the reasons I'm angry at all pro Biafra groups, EFCC, DSS and other self righteous agencies in Nigeria .... Why not tackle our governors, senators, representatives to stop embezzling allocation from the national cake?.
It's to either opress the masses or chase yahoo boys meanwhile yahoo men are busy discussing how to cars worth billions of naira for their family and unborn generation.

It is always good and refreshing to see we still have reasonable members like you on this forum Chibuezem.
Stay blessed sir.

Lol. PDP, please compare him with Ikpeazu, I want to confirm something.

Also, mention all Nwofuro delivered with the 11b and lay it side by side with this

PDP dey talk........ how about the ones wasted by The Kalu brothers and Okezie... with nothing to show for it... at least Otti has something to show for it..

lol

ALEX OTTI defrauded diamond bank as MD and now he is busy mapping how to defraud ABIA STATE. OTTI is a disgrace to good governernce

Nonsense PDP.
God bless Gov. Otti of LP.

yarimo:
ALEX OTTI defrauded diamond bank as MD and now he is busy mapping out how to defraud ABIA STATE. OTTI is a disgrace to good governernce

Mynd44, nlfpmod is this what this forum has turned into and people go Scot free?

This audacity is because they are still walking free after years of serial raping of Abia's economy via the treasury anus....

PDP has no moral justification to distract the new gov of Abia state after wastefully squandering the state merger resources for years.

Your point exactly

post=126756296:
A better Nigeria all around is all we want at MANNA,
Not all these political shenanigans.

PDP Abia state should get out and get lost. What did they do with all the years they were in power. Just looting and relooting. LP Abia and Otti have come to stay. They should all hug 500kva transformers. Thieves. 😡😡😡

At least we are seeing a few projects to account for the spending.

If he had pocketed this sum just as his predecessor, nothing your papa go do am.

Amaechi said Nigerians can't do shit, even if Tinubu decided to spend half of Nigeria's reserve on cracks.

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Well there has been no governance in abia since 99 till otti came

yarimo:
ALEX OTTI defrauded diamond bank as MD and now he is busy mapping out how to defraud ABIA STATE. OTTI is a disgrace to good governernce

... Tell us something else soldier

Alex Otti...Otto.




Wittyness

More tears to PDP your tears
Your tears are jucy you have finally lost abia from your grip for good

These criminals can be funny at times

They just wanna yarn dust trying to retain their relevance

See as his Obidients will defend him. The same guy that refused to buy INNOSSON vehicles with a flimsy excuses and Obidients defended him. But let it be Lagos or any governor from.the west. Arise and Rufai will be groaning with Obidients

Pls how much is a kilo of turkey now, I want to cook soup, awaiting salary.

Aftermath of the campaign. Smh

CedarHoldings:
Pls how much is a kilo of turkey now, I want to cook soup, awaiting salary.

na 4000 here ooh and very tiny

Na PDP go kii LP, sorry I want to say na LP go kii PDP.

Labour Labour
How market

yarimo:
ALEX OTTI defrauded diamond bank as MD and now he is busy mapping out how to defraud ABIA STATE. OTTI is a disgrace to good governernce

Really? I love the way he is defrauding Abia State. Please allow him to do his Job before Chineke akpoo gi Oku. Umu ekwensu

MANNABB986GRILLS:
A better Nigeria all around is all we want at MANNA,
Not all these political shenanigans.

Let us all join hands to move Nigeria forward.
We have no country to call our own.

Mugu