Otti: Abia won’t celebrate thieves, drug barons again

…Governor honours Emeritus Professor Oluikpe at 90
By Steve Oko
UMUAHIA — Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has said his administration is working to dismantle what he described as a culture of celebrating thieves, fraudsters, drug barons and other questionable characters, insisting that public recognition should be reserved for people of integrity and genuine accomplishments.

Otti spoke at the 90th birthday celebration of Emeritus Professor Benson Oluikpe in Umuahia, where he said his administration was institutionalising the celebration of excellence to inspire younger generations to pursue worthy achievements.

“We want to depart from that inherited culture. It’s not our cultu...