The Abia National Assembly lawmakers have pledged their support for the administration of Governor Alex Otti and emphasized the need for collaboration that would see to the speedy development of the state.
The lawmakers made the pledge, Wednesday, in Abuja during a meeting with Governor Alex Otti, and assured of their cooperation and unflinching support for the present Labour Party led administration in the State.
They insisted that they were out to help Governor Otti build a united and progressive Abia because of his capacity and willingness to develop the state.
According to a statement issued on Thursday, by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity,Ferdinand Ekeoma, the meeting was aimed at consolidating a bipartisan relationship between the lawmakers and the State government.
The statement reads in part: “The meeting which was aimed at consolidating what could be described as a bipartisan relationship that commenced shortly after the inauguration of the Governor and the Lawmakers respectively over a month ago, saw all the three Senators and eight House of Representatives members from Abia state in attendance”.
Governor Otti in his response,reiterated his administration’s willingness to cooperate with the National Assembly lawmakers and prayed that each of them succeeds in the representation of their various constituencies.
It would be recalled that shortly after his inauguration as Governor of Abia state, Governor Otti met with the majority of the Abia National Assembly Members in Abuja during which he promised to support the Lawmakers to succeed in the representation of their various constituencies.
Present at the meeting were;
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Senator Darlington Nwokocha, Hon. Benjamin Kalu (Deputy Speaker), Hon. Ibeh Okwara Osonwa, Hon. Amobi Ogah, Hon. Obi Aguocha, Hon. Ginger Onwusibe, Hon. Chris Nkwonta, Hon. Emeka Nnamani, and Hon. Munachim Alozie.
