Live in peace with your neighbours–Otti tells Abia indigenes

By Sola Omoniyi

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has enjoined all residents of the state to remain law-abiding, live in peace with their neighbours and avoid nefarious activities that can put them at loggerheads with security agencies.

The governor said this while hosting a delegation of the State Muslim Council for the traditional Sallah homage to mark Eid-el-Kabir.

He urged Muslims to remain faithful and continue to remember the leadership of the state in their prayers.

Otti said his administration was striving to rebuild the state for more prosperity.

He said prayers were important to enable his administration to provide an environment conducive for the people to live, work and prosper.

The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Kenneth Kalu, said his administration was God’s answer to several years of supplication by the people and their yearnings for a credible leader that would lead them out of bondage and into an era of socio-economic freedom and abundance.

Leader of the delegation and Abia State Chief Imam Aliyu Ukiwo said the Muslim Ummah visited the governor to celebrate the Sallah with him in consonance with the happy mood of fellow Muslims across the world.

He said the Muslims in the state were fully involved in the victory of Dr Otti and thanked Allah for answering the prayers of Abia masses.

Imam Ukiwo urged the governor to include Muslims in his government’s programmes and policies.