Alex Otti, the Abia governor-elect, says he will run a “lean
government” in the state and cut down on the cost of governance.
Speaking in an interview with Channels TV on Thursday, Otti
said he’ll adopt the “model” used by Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the
Labour Party (LP), during his tenure as Anambra state governor.
Obi was a two-term governor of Anambra and his
administration has been lauded for greatly reducing the cost of governance in
the state.
Speaking on his plan as the newly elected Abia governor,
Otti promised to replicate Obi’s achievements.
He added that his government would cut “our coats according
to our size” and support private sectors to create jobs.
“I have spoken out greatly about the cost of governance
being a problem in the country. And it applies to the federal government as
well as it does the state governments and all the way to the local level,” Otti
said.
“And I believe my presidential candidate did very well in
Anambra state and he reined in the cost of governance. It is the same type of
model that we are going to run in Abia.
“There are only so
many jobs you can create in the public sector. So when you are appointing
12,000 special assistants who basically do not have an office but collect a
salary monthly, you are just creating a problem for yourself.
“We are going to run a very lean government and cut our
coats according to our size. It is the private sector that should be supported
to create jobs. And whatever it takes to support the private sectors, we will
do exactly that.”
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