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state. Read below:
My fellow Abians, I saw how pained and
disappointed you were following the ruling of the
Supreme Court, rejecting the popular verdict of
the Appeal Court, which declared me winner of
the 2015 governorship election in Abia State.
Let
us not mourn like those who have no hope but I
urge you to continue to trust in God.
Let me express gratitude to God and all of you
who have supported this struggle till this day. I
wish to thank those who worked directly with
me, and those whom I have never met, but who
worked tirelessly, without rest to ensure that a
new Abia devoid of unfortunate status quo is a
reality. Some worked all the way from abroad;
some worked with their phones, calling, sending
messages, making updates 24/7 on social
networks; and many are in Abia telling everyone
who cares to know that Alex Otti is our choice.
Children discussed me in their schools, mothers
and fathers gisted about me in the markets and
at workplaces. Our mothers and fathers at home
sat by the homestead and also prayed for me
and the struggle to make Abia free. Let me tell
you one secret – the days you stood by me
working for your home State of Abia have been
the most beautiful days of my life. Your prayers
and wishes kept me and this struggle alive. I
thank you all. May God bless you all and not let
us to despair – WE MUST NOT DESPAIR.
As you already know, my candidacy was borne
out of a sincere desire to serve our dear State
and provide the quality leadership our State had
lacked for the past 16 years.
After watching the fortunes of Abia wane for
over a decade, we stood for an election to
provide an alternative to the status quo. All of
you who followed the events leading to the
election can confirm that we provided credible
opposition during the electioneering process and
as a result, the 2015 elections in Abia was unlike
any the State had ever witnessed.
However for us, it is not a matter of life and
death. As a party, we accept the ruling of the
Supreme Court, although we do not agree with
the judgment as we believe that justice was not
served in the case. It is very important to
underscore at this point, that the Supreme Court,
which is composed of human beings, is not
infallible. We believe this ruling was a mistake,
but we know that one cannot expect to receive
justice every time, given the imperfection of
man.
The electioneering process and judgments in
Rivers, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Zamfara and Ebonyi, I
observed that the judgements at the apex court
had followed the same pattern which can best
be described as a bandwagon effect.
I therefore call for a cleansing and an overhaul of
the Judiciary which, if you observe, had been
worrying even to the nation’s number one citizen,
President Muhammadu Buhari.
We cannot speculate on why the Appeal Court
judgment was not upheld, but a lot of things still
have to change in the electoral system, as it is
highly irregular to award victory in an election to
someone who did not win the majority of the
lawful votes cast. Moreover, President Buhari
complained that judiciary was his headache and
now we can see beyond the President’s
headache.
The truth, however, is that change has to start
with the political class. At present, we have lost
all moral rectitude. In other democracies, people
who stand for office have careers, and only
stand for office in order to serve their people,
but here in Nigeria, many individuals of high
social standing who are idle, somehow receive
monthly allowances drawn from the state’s
federation account. This is the sort of illegality
we hoped to put an end to.
Many of you have written, and called to find out
my plans to stand in election in the future, my
answer will be that I would wait to assess
progress in Abia under the new administration
before making a final decision.
I believe it is a bit early in the day to start
making such plans. I would not want to make
comments that may upset the system, so I will
observe what happens in the State in the next
few weeks, months and years. We should not
distract anyone right now with discussion of
2019, but I can assure you that I will always be
available and interested in improving the lot of
my people.
The Supreme Court will be making details of its
ruling public on February 26, 2016. I know you all
will want to know the reason for their ruling.
While we wait, I want to once again say a big
THANK YOU ABIA for your overwhelming
support. Your desires are genuine and your votes
genuine but judgement not justice was delivered.
We await the Justice of God on ABIA.
Ndeewonu!
THANK YOU ABIA!!THANK YOU!
Dr. Alex Otti (OFR) 5th February 2016
state. Read below:
My fellow Abians, I saw how pained and
disappointed you were following the ruling of the
Supreme Court, rejecting the popular verdict of
the Appeal Court, which declared me winner of
the 2015 governorship election in Abia State.
Let
us not mourn like those who have no hope but I
urge you to continue to trust in God.
Let me express gratitude to God and all of you
who have supported this struggle till this day. I
wish to thank those who worked directly with
me, and those whom I have never met, but who
worked tirelessly, without rest to ensure that a
new Abia devoid of unfortunate status quo is a
reality. Some worked all the way from abroad;
some worked with their phones, calling, sending
messages, making updates 24/7 on social
networks; and many are in Abia telling everyone
who cares to know that Alex Otti is our choice.
Children discussed me in their schools, mothers
and fathers gisted about me in the markets and
at workplaces. Our mothers and fathers at home
sat by the homestead and also prayed for me
and the struggle to make Abia free. Let me tell
you one secret – the days you stood by me
working for your home State of Abia have been
the most beautiful days of my life. Your prayers
and wishes kept me and this struggle alive. I
thank you all. May God bless you all and not let
us to despair – WE MUST NOT DESPAIR.
As you already know, my candidacy was borne
out of a sincere desire to serve our dear State
and provide the quality leadership our State had
lacked for the past 16 years.
After watching the fortunes of Abia wane for
over a decade, we stood for an election to
provide an alternative to the status quo. All of
you who followed the events leading to the
election can confirm that we provided credible
opposition during the electioneering process and
as a result, the 2015 elections in Abia was unlike
any the State had ever witnessed.
However for us, it is not a matter of life and
death. As a party, we accept the ruling of the
Supreme Court, although we do not agree with
the judgment as we believe that justice was not
served in the case. It is very important to
underscore at this point, that the Supreme Court,
which is composed of human beings, is not
infallible. We believe this ruling was a mistake,
but we know that one cannot expect to receive
justice every time, given the imperfection of
man.
The electioneering process and judgments in
Rivers, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Zamfara and Ebonyi, I
observed that the judgements at the apex court
had followed the same pattern which can best
be described as a bandwagon effect.
I therefore call for a cleansing and an overhaul of
the Judiciary which, if you observe, had been
worrying even to the nation’s number one citizen,
President Muhammadu Buhari.
We cannot speculate on why the Appeal Court
judgment was not upheld, but a lot of things still
have to change in the electoral system, as it is
highly irregular to award victory in an election to
someone who did not win the majority of the
lawful votes cast. Moreover, President Buhari
complained that judiciary was his headache and
now we can see beyond the President’s
headache.
The truth, however, is that change has to start
with the political class. At present, we have lost
all moral rectitude. In other democracies, people
who stand for office have careers, and only
stand for office in order to serve their people,
but here in Nigeria, many individuals of high
social standing who are idle, somehow receive
monthly allowances drawn from the state’s
federation account. This is the sort of illegality
we hoped to put an end to.
Many of you have written, and called to find out
my plans to stand in election in the future, my
answer will be that I would wait to assess
progress in Abia under the new administration
before making a final decision.
I believe it is a bit early in the day to start
making such plans. I would not want to make
comments that may upset the system, so I will
observe what happens in the State in the next
few weeks, months and years. We should not
distract anyone right now with discussion of
2019, but I can assure you that I will always be
available and interested in improving the lot of
my people.
The Supreme Court will be making details of its
ruling public on February 26, 2016. I know you all
will want to know the reason for their ruling.
While we wait, I want to once again say a big
THANK YOU ABIA for your overwhelming
support. Your desires are genuine and your votes
genuine but judgement not justice was delivered.
We await the Justice of God on ABIA.
Ndeewonu!
THANK YOU ABIA!!THANK YOU!
Dr. Alex Otti (OFR) 5th February 2016
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