Abia PWDs endorse Otti, say LP candidate will prioritise citizens’ welfare

Persons With Disabilities (PWD) in Abia State have assured their members and all those living with vulnerabilities in the state of better days ahead as Nigeria approaches elections in 2023.

The group on a solidarity visit to the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, at his country home in Umuru, Isialangwa South Local Government Area, expressed confidence in his candidacy, saying the astute economist and financial guru has the much-needed capacity, character and competence to lead Abia to greatness, given the opportunity.

Led by its Chairperson, Ms Chinenye Sophia Ogboso, the group said it trusts in the integrity of the LP candidate, based on his antecedents, to give priority attention to the issues concerning people living with disabilities in the state, with a view to improving on their welfare.

Ogboso said members of PWD have resolved to endorse the gubernatorial ambition of Dr. Otti and consequently adopted the LP standard bearer as their only candidate for the 2023 governorship election in Abia.

She promised that the group will mobilise members and Abia residents in every nook and cranny of the state to ensure they massively vote for Otti as governor and all the other candidates of LP across the state.

The group said the visit afforded it the opportunity to interact one-on-one with the governorship hopeful, adding that members appreciated Otti’s amiable personality and more informed of his plans for the state.

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Responding, Dr. Otti, expressed joy at the honour of the visit, despite the obvious physical challenges members of the group may have gone through in commuting from their different locations.

He thanked the visitors for their show of love toward him, endorsing his candidacy and unequivocally adopting him as the only candidate for the governorship seat of Abia, come 2023.

Otti assured that as governor, he would ensure that the welfare and wellbeing of Abians, especially the vulnerable and down-trodden, are taken care of as they would be made priority. He promised to do that through the creation of opportunities for economic empowerment for persons living with disabilities and others, to contribute meaningfully to the development of the state.

According to him, “Everyone in the state is important and has a role to play in the economic, social and political development of the state.”

He regretted that Abians, particularly vulnerable citizens, have been denied the dividends of democracy for the past 23 years that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been in government in the state and are made to go through untold hardship.

He promised that LP government in Abia State, from 2023, will initiate and implement policies and programmes that would help identify, harness and reward the talents of all citizens for the benefit of the state and its people.