Youths affiliated with the Abia Youths Interest Group (AYIG) have accused the state’s governor, Alex Otti, of using public funds to support Peter Obi’s legal battle against the Labour Party (LP), which is running for president in the 2023 election.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu’s triumph is being contested in court by Peter Obi, who finished third in the 2023 presidential election.
Leaders of the Abia Youths Interest Group reportedly stated at a press conference on Sunday in Abuja that Alex’s decision to support the LP presidential case will have a negative impact on the state’s economy, welfare, and development.
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Henry Chigozie, a participant, read a prepared text on behalf of the kids and stated that Peter Obi’s lawsuit has led to the retrenchment of about 10, 000 civil servants in the state, thereby depriving Abians of the dividends of democracy.
The group urged Ottis to release information about the price of carrying out different contracts in the state after noting that his transparency and accountability had been pushed to the side.
The group said, “We, the Abia Youths Interest Group, the national umbrella body of all progressive youths of Abia irrespective of political affiliations, have observed with dismay the following dangerous developments that if not immediately checked will plunge our dear state into avoidable socio-political crisis and financial quagmire.
“That Mr. Alex Otti is (among those) funding the Presidential Court case of Mr Peter Obi leading to massive retrenchment and sack of citizens thereby depriving Abians of the dividends of democracy. So far, in less than 3 months, over 10,000 Abia workers have been retrenched. This is unacceptable.
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“In Otti’s Abia, transparency and accountability have been relegated to the background. No one knows the costs of projects nor contractors working on projects in Abia.
“That Mr Alex Otti is creating crisis and instigating political unrest in Imo state thereby creating political instability in the South-east. By asking a sister governor to immediately write his handover notes, such an unguarded and reckless statement, which is capable of creating disunity amongst these states, can also lead to crisis amongst unsuspecting citizens.
“In view of the foregoing we wish to draw the attention of the nation, well-meaning Abians and the relevant security agencies to these sinister activities and urge all concerned to take necessary steps to ensure that the interests of our great state and nation are not jeopardized.”
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The Abia state government, meanwhile, had recently denied dismissing 10,000 civil servants, claiming that only those who had been employed between December 2022 and April 2023 had been given the boot because some of them were ghost workers, others were hired illegally, and some had criminally backdated appointment letters.
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