The development is coming in the wake of Otti’s appointment of the industrialist as Aba mayor amid controversy. The governor, who addressed some stakeholders in a viral video, stressed that the era of indigenes and non-indigenes sentiment was gone in the state. But the natives of Aba Ngwa would not have anything to do with it, describing the move as an insult to the sensibilities of Aba indigenes. In a statement issued in Abuja by Ogechukwu Ogbonna on behalf of Aba Ngwa indigenes, the group elders vowed to resist the appointment, which they alleged could incite violence in Aba city. The statement partly read, “The appointment of a ‘Mayor of Aba’ is not only unconstitutional but also an aberration.

Source: Punch October 21, 2023 14:08 UTC