Dr. Alex Otti has denied reports of freezing the State’s bank accounts.

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Dr Alex Otti the Abia State Governor-Elect of the main opposition Labour Party, has denied any involvement in the freezing of Abia State Government Accounts.

Dr Alex Otti, who spoke through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma, blamed the reports on officials of the Abia State Government, insisting that he did not know the persons that obtained the court order freezing the accounts.

Dr Alex Otti, described the report as falsehood aimed at misrepresenting him before the Abia State general public.

"Dr. Alex Otti was not involved, directly or indirectly, in freezing the said Abia State Government Accounts. He also does not know the person or persons behind the action."

Dr Alex Otti, argued that Labour Party man could not take such legal action because the freezing of Accounts could affect his administration from May 29.


Dr Alex Otti, rather alleged that the freezing of Government accounts was a smokescreen by the out-going Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, to writingly evade payment of workers' outstanding salaries as well as Government contractors on the excuse that Government accounts are frozen.

Ekeoma said, "Our attention has been drawn to all kinds of ridiculous publications and insinuations emanating from Abia State Government, her allies, agents and Sycophants who are alleging that the Abia State Governor-Elect, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR was the one that authorized the freezing of the Accounts of Abia State Government Accounts with some banks.

The Commissioner describe the said court order as "Kangaroo and Jankara."

It would be recalled that Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Abia, Barr Eze Chikamnayo, had on Sunday April 2 2023, raised the alarm that there were attempts by some persons to cause civil unrest in the State.

This civil unrest, the Commissioner alleged, was hatched through an exparte order from an Abuja court purportedly freezing Abia State Bank Accounts.

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