Meet 3 Newly Sworn in Governors in South East; Abia, Ebonyi, and Enugu states

In line with the Inauguration of the newly elected Governors in South East states of Abia, Ebonyi, and Enugu .

Here’s a brief introduction of them.

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Dr. Alex Otti was declared the winner of the Abia gubernatorial election after he defeated his opponents by 175,467 votes. Prior to his win, he held no political position. He is an Economist and former CEO of the now-defunct Diamond Bank. He hails from Isiala-Ngwa South Local Government Area. In 2015, he contested in the gubernatorial election, a quest that was unsuccessful. He is the first emerging Governor from the Labour Party in the State. He will be sworn in alongside his deputy, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu. Abians are hopeful that he would put an end to their long years of suffering. We sincerely hope he doesn’t disappoint Ndi Abia State. Congratulations, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti. We wish you a successful administration.

The incumbent Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly emerged as the winner of the gubernatorial election in the State after defeating other contestants by winning 10 Local Government Areas of the State with 199131 votes. He is an entrepreneur and administrator who served as a two-term speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly. He hails from Oferekpe Agbaja in Izzi local government area of Ebonyi state. He will be sworn in with his deputy, Mrs. Patricia Obila. We hope he does better than his predecessor and we wish him a successful administration.

Barr. Peter Mbah is a Nigerian maritime lawyer, financial analyst, and politician. He is the CEO of Pinnacle Oil and Gas Ltd. Mbah polled 160,895 votes to defeat his closest contender, the Labour Party candidate, Chijioke Edeoga, who scored 157,552. He is a native of Owo in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu state. Although his emergence was filled with controversies, we can only wish him the best. He will be sworn in along with his deputy, Ifeanyi Ossai.