Otti Felicitates Abia Muslims On Eid El Kabir Celebration, Calls For Peace

*Governor Fulfills Pledge, Pays June Salaries

Abia State Governor has rejoiced with the Muslim faithful in the state and urged them to work for and embrace peaceful coexistence.

In a statement he personally signed, Otti said:

On behalf of the entire citizens and residents of our dear state, I wish to felicitate with our Muslim brothers and sisters across Nigeria on this year’s celebration of the Eid-el Kabir Festival.

I particularly rejoice with the Muslim community in Abia State as they join millions of other faithful worldwide to mark this most important religious feast in the Islamic calendar.

This year’s Eid-el Kabir celebration is remarkable for us in Abia, being the first in the life of this administration. I, therefore, would like to use the opportunity of this memorable occasion to sincerely thank the Muslim community in this state for their immense support that helped to bring about this new government.

I believe that our government is the answer to the many years of supplication to Almighty God by the people of Abia State and their yearnings for a credible leader that would lead them out of bondage and into a glorious era of socio-economic freedom and abundance.

Just like the great Prophet Ibrahim demonstrated his loyalty to God even to the point of sacrificing his own son, I urge us all to, in a similar manner, remain faithful and continue to uphold the leadership of the state in prayer as we strive to rebuild our state and provide the conducive environment for our people to live, work and prosper.

We are already on the march to fulfilling the promises we made to you and the entire people of Abia during the campaigns, first, by declaring emergencies in the various sectors of environment, health and education. Second, by beginning the regular payment of monthly salaries to our civil servants with the payment of June salary effective Wednesday 28th.

While we are working assiduously to rid our cities of Aba and Umuahia of mountains of wastes we inherited from the previous administration, we have also put measures in place to sanitise our motor parks, streets and markets to improve the ease of doing business and subsequently establish a more civil and effective revenue generation system.

Yet, all of this will not be possible in an atmosphere of insecurity. Therefore, I, once again, use the occasion of this Eid el Kabir celebration to call on all Abians to be law-abiding, live in peace with their neighbours and do not engage in any nefarious activities that would put them at loggerheads with security agencies.

Once more, I wish you all a happy Eid el Kabir celebration.

Meanwhile, the Abia State Governor has fulfilled his promise to civil servants in the state to pay their monthly salaries on or before the 28th of every month.

Dr. Otti on Monday directed the Accountant General of the state, Mrs. Njum Onyemenam, to ensure that all verified workers in the state civil service receive their June salary before Wednesday, June 28, 2023.

The Governor’s directive came after a meeting with the Accountant General and some other senior members of his government.

Governor Otti in his inaugural speech to the people of Abia on May 29, 2023, promised that under his watch salaries of civil servants will be paid on latest 28th of every month.