He further used the opportunity to thank Gov Otti for finding him worthy to be appointed into the Executive Council of the state, first as a Special Adviser and now as the state Commissioner for Trade, Commerce, and Industry. Archbishop Opoko lamented, “Things have been terrible in this state, and God decided to liberate us. Just a little touch of a road at Aba has given hope to Abians, and you must sustain that”, he advised Gov. Accord them that recognition and respect“Do not abandon God so that in the next four years, people coming into Abia will not recognise it again. “Therefore, God of Abia, the state that Satan wants to take, has said no, stating that Abia will be renewed”.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 20, 2023 15:53 UTC