Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, had said he is impressed with the way Governor Alex Otti of Abia State is tackling the development deficits in the south-eastern state.
Mr Falana stated this on Wednesday while speaking with reporters after visiting Mr Otti in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of Abia State.
Ferdinand Ekeoma, the special adviser on media and publicity to Mr Otti, posted a video clip of Mr Falana’s visit on Facebook.
“I have been coming here (Abia State) since the inauguration of civilian government in 1999, and I can say without any fear of contradiction that I have seen signs of governance which were not there before,” said the senior lawyer, who said he was in Abia for something else, but decided to stop over to see the governor.
He said he and Mr Otti used to be “comrades”, and it would have been improper if he had not informed the governor that he was in “his state”.
“I
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