The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abia State Chapter has requested that Governor Alex Otti disclose the names of the ninety roads he claims to have restored in his first year in office.
This was said in a statement that Elder Amah Anraham, the Abia State PDP’s acting publicity secretary, signed. Otti was urged by the party to list out the 90 roads he repaired in a year and to also state the price of the road contracts.
In addition, they requested documentation from Otti demonstrating that the Abia Public Procurement Act’s rules and due process were adhered to in awarding the road contracts.
“The attention of the Abia PDP has been drawn yet again to one of the many incorrect and unverifiable claims by Governor Alex Otti, which only serves to perpetuate his Nazi-style propaganda methods meant to confuse and deceive the good people of Abia State.
“This time, Gov Alex Otti claimed to have rehabilitated 90 roads in the last one year, during his last address to Abians.
“The Abia PDP challenges Governor Alex Otti to produce a list of the said 90 roads he rehabilitated and the costs associated with the road contracts, as well as show proof that due process and the provisions of the Abia Public Procurement Act were followed in the award of the contracts.
“The government of Governor Alex Otti has never published the cost of any road except to confirm our information on the Port Harcourt road Aba project which was re-awarded at the whopping cost of N30b, and that continues to attract public outcry due to its variance with conventional road costs of that nature.
‘In this case, we challenge Governor Alex Otti to take a cue from the national leader of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, on whose back Alex Otti rode to victory, who always says, “Go and verify.
“Governor Alex Otti must release the list so that Abians can verify it. And this is what he must do if he wants Abians to take him seriously.
“It should be recalled that in 2019 candidate Alex Otti confirmed during a debate that he received list of road projects done by Ikpeazu administration, verified independently and confirmed the number and length of the projects,” this was contained in the statement.
