FOR THE RECORD: Text of Gov Otti’s broadcast marking 35th anniversary of Abia creation on 27 August
The radiance of our dear State draws from the light lit by the brilliance of foresight and the prodigious intellect of our father, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, CON, who served as our first democratically elected Governor; over the last 27 years, my predecessors, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, MON, have exerted themselves in the service of our people, contributing to its socio-economic and political evolution.
READ ALSO: Abia at 35: Otti celebrates state anniversary, says Abia is ‘only just beginning’ While we have carefully kept our eyes on the future, efforts have also been made to address the injustice of the past; nothing demonstrates this better than the recent commencement of the payment of accumulated gratuity arrears, starting from 2001.
The whole credit for the achievements of the last 35 years belongs to all of us who refused to be held back by the cynicism that greeted our first steps as we set out on this journey; our children have a brighter future because you stayed courageous, especially when our path looked bleak, and the reward of our labour was uncertain.
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