Dt Dr Alex Otti 


Abia State Governor Alex Otti on Saturday urged Traditional Rulers,  President-Generals of  Town Unions  and Landlords to partner with his administration to ensure a crime-free Abia within their domains. The  governor equally equally directed all security agencies operating in Abia State to deal decisively with criminal elements who create unnecessary fear and panic among the citizenry .


In statement, Prince Okey Kanu, the Special Adviser To The Governor on  Strategic Communication described such criminal  elements as constituting an unnecessary cogs in the wheel of progress of Abia state. "A hard time awaits all such deviants  with  the arrival of a new Commissioner of Police, Ken Onwuemelie  to the State.  


The statement added  that security is one of the cardinal programs of the Otti administration, and he is determined to secure the lives and properties of Abians.


"In line with his campaign promises, His Excellency, Dr Alex Otti is poised to create job opportunities for our teeming youth through funding for small and medium scale businesses and investment in Private - Sector- led investments in industries.


"Securing our environment from criminals  is a task for every Abian.  Eternal vigilance , provision of information and cooperation with the security agencies to flush out criminals is the patriotic duty of all Abians", it affirmed