Chief Ralph Egbu
Good Governance: Egbu calls for sustained support for Otti
As he dumps PDP for LP
From Boniface Okoro, Umuahia
Chief Ralph Egbu
A former Secretary to Abia State Government, Chief Ralph Egbu, has called on Abians to effectively support Governor Alex Otti, for sustenance of good governance in the state
Egbu, a veteran journalist and chieftain of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), made the call during an interaction with newsmen in Umuahia where he announced that he has resigned his membership of PDP and pitched his tent with Governor Otti in Labour Party.
Egbu revealed that he resigned his membership of PDP over the weekend and has handed in his letter of resignation which he dully signed to Bidwell Nwankwo, the Oza Ukwu Ward Chairman in Ukwa West Local Government Area.
Egbu told newsmen that he dumped PDP for the Labour Party due to many factors, including directives from his constituents and personal resolve to establish, sustain and promote good and effective governance wherever it is found around the country.
According to him, “Governor Alex Otti, has in two years, shown glimpses of very positive and effective governance culture. It behoves on any truly progressive-minded persons, especially those either living or doing business in the state, to line their support behind the Governor and the government he leads.
“Alternative of not doing so would mean that revisionists, whose stock-in-trade is to reap huge gains from chaos, would slip in to retard the wheels of progress. Neutrality or non-chalance helps the mediocre while evil grows into monstrous dimension when good men stay and do nothing,” Chief Egbu stated.
The former SSG, who was also a two-time Commissioner for Information and Chief Press Secretary to Military Administrators in the state, said that Governor Otti’s focused administration has made remarkable achievements so far.
“Governor Otti has recorded very meaningful achievements, I am thrilled by the fact that he chose to begin from basic challenges that rob people of having good life.
“Under the administration, democratic temperament has been expanded, while salaries are being paid as at when due, life restored to pensioners, sanitary conditions and waste management greatly improved, massive infrastructural turn around, employments as well as the airport and stadium projects are going on.
“Everybody is a witness to the renovations in our schools and free and compulsory basic education, retrofitting of hospitals and the construction of Abia Medical City that is about to be flagged off, among other numerous achievements of Governor Alex Otti, OFR,” Egbu said.
He further noted that the Governor does not claim to know everything or immune to mistakes, saying that once it is pointed out, he would accept, correct it and move on. He added that “his Asa people are very much appreciative of the good works of the Governor in Ukwa West.”
“I am glad that the Governor has shown that Ukwa people would have a far, better deal in terms of development and representation under the present administration. We assure the Governor that Ukwa people would give him maximum support from now going forward,” Egbu promised.
