Lucky Obukohwo Reporting
Following the current crisis bedeviling the Abia State House of Assembly on which parties should produce the majority leader and other principal officials, which is almost turning it into Fuji House of Commotion, Governor Alex Otti has said he can only wade in if the members of the house write him to do so.
Truth Live News reports that the PDP has 11 members in the 24-member House, followed by Labour Party (LP), 10; YPP, 2 and APC, 1.
In a release by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma, Otti explained that it was normal for those in Legislative Houses to disagree in the course of their legislative duties.
“the Governor’s intervention as being suggested by some persons could only happen on request by members of the Assembly”, the statement added.
The said his desire to work at all times for the peace, unity and progress of the state across party lines.
On security challenges facing some parts of the state, especially cases of kidnapping along the Lokponta axis in Umunneochi LGA, the Governor said he is putting measures in place geared towards collaborating with the federal government to ensure that the criminals are sent out.
“The state government is collaborating with security agencies internally to adopt a more robust approach that would help nip the activities of criminals in the bud. The government is doing a lot beyond what is public knowledge”, the statement said.