Peter Obi charges leaders to use public resources for public good.
....also calls on leaders across board to emulate Gov Otti on model for good governance.
Peter Obi charges leaders to use public resources for public good,to emulate Gov Otti as model for good governance.
By: Sam Obinna Ibe/ Umuahia.
The presidential candidate of the Labour party in the 2023 general election,Mr Peter Obi has charged leaders to use public resources to cater the public good of the people while tasking other leaders at various levels to emulate Abia State Governor,Dr Alex Otti as a model for good governance.
The National leader of Labour Party,Mr Peter Obi gave this charge on Thursday while speaking when he joined Abia State Governor,Dr Alex Otti and other Catholic faithful at the Christ the King Catholic (CKC) Aba during the celebration of 2025 Chrism Mass .
Mr Peter Obi who was the former Governor of Anambra State who called on churches to pray for Nigerian leaders noting that leadership is the challenge in the country,hence he called on leaders across the the country to emulate Gov Alex Otti for using public resources for the welfare of the people.
Earlier, the Executive Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti alongside the Presidential Flag-bearer of the Labour Party in the 2023 General Election, and former Governor of Anambra State, His Excellency, Mr. Peter Gregory Obi joined the Catholic faithful and family at the Christ the King Catholic Church (CKC), Aba to commemorate the 2025 Chrism Mass.
In a Press statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Citizen Ukoha Njoku Ukoha made available to newsmen in Umuahia,in part reads that Governor Otti during his short speech, thanked the Church for the support they have been giving his Government.
He also appreciated them for being part of his political journey since 2014. Governor Otti promised to continue serving the interest of the people of Abia State.
He illustrated with biblical references, Psalm 118:22, Matthew 21:42, and Acts 4:11, how the rejected stones of Aba and Abia State have become the cornerstone of the building. The Governor pledged to continue supporting the Church.
Meanwhile,the Bishop of Aba Diocese, Bishop, Prof. Augustine Ndubueze Echema thanked both leaders for joining the Church in the 2025 Chrism Mass and invited Governor Otti to come again and again until he is baptized to become a Catholic just like his dear wife.
Bishop Ndubueze lauded Governor Otti for his infrastructural strides across the State, especially for cleaning-up Aba and opening-up Port-Harcourt Road which has opened access and drastically shortened travel time to Catholic Parishes along the corridor.
Governor Otti was joined in the Chrism Mass by the Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Emeruwa, the Member representing Aba North State Constituency, Hon. Aaron Uzodike, the member representing Aba Central State Constituency, Hon. Ucheonye Steven, the Mayor of Aba South LGA, Hon. Obilor Anyanwu, the Mayor of Aba North LGA, Hon. Timothy Iheke, the Former Mayor of Aba North LGA, Ide John Udeagbala and a host of others.
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