Otti’s comment on Lagos misinterpreted, Abia govt clarifies

The Abia State government has come out strongly to deny claims that Governor Alex Otti ever suggested turning Lagos into a village, describing the reports as baseless and misconceived.

The State government was reacting to the trending report tagged “Governor Otti fires back at over demolition of Igbo businesses.

The report had also quoted Otti as saying, “I have no business with Lagos, I am not competing with Lagos. My competition is China and Dubai.

“By the time I’m done with Abia, Lagos will look like a village”.

However, the government, in a statement on Sunday night, described the statement as false, baseless and unfounded propaganda issued by angry and frustrated politicians.

The statement signed by Ferdinand Ekeoma, the Special Adviser to Governor Otti on Media and Publicity said that his principal detests garrulous and childish showmanship.

He added that the governor could not have made a statement that bears the signature of arrogance, thoughtlessness and divisiveness.

“Given the relationship that has become an unbreakable bond that has existed between Governor Otti and his brother Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for decades, speaking to the Governor directly off camera on any subject matter is one of the easiest things to do,” he said.

He alleged that the authors of the fake news were the same desperate politicians who wrote petitions and inciting articles immediately they learnt that President Bola Tinubu was coming to commission some projects in Abia.