Otti: South-East Governors Still Working Behind Scenes To Secure Kanu’s Release.
Alex Otti, has stated that the South-east governors had not abandoned efforts to secure the release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, insisting they were still engaging relevant federal authorities behind the scenes.
Otti, who disclosed this during his monthly media conference at the weekend in Umuahia, the state capital, stressed that details of the ongoing negotiations would not be made public.
Kanu is serving a life sentence following his conviction on terrorism-related charges by the Federal High Court, Abuja.
the governor also disclosed that Abia’s debt profile had dropped from ₦147.2 billion in the second quarter of 2023 to ₦48.6 billion in the second quarter of 2026, representing a reduction of ₦98.6 billion. Addressing concerns over rising foreign debt obligations, Otti explained that the increase reflected drawdowns from existing multilateral facilities, including the Abia State Integrated Infrastructure Development Project (ABSIID) and the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP). He maintained that his administration had undertaken no direct borrowing, adding that any future loans would be strictly tied to productive investments. “We will borrow for regenerative projects at the right time,” he said.
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