Diamond Bank MD, Alex Otti resigns to contest for Abia governorship

By Kolapo Olapoju

The Group Managing Director/CEO of Diamond Bank Plc, Alex Otti, has resigned, to contest for the governorship of Abia state.

Two months ago, in August, Otti had declared his intention to run for office, in the gubernatorial election of the state in the 2015 elections.

Otti had made the declaration at the PDP state secretariat in Umuahia, saying he was on a rescue mission in the state to develop the state, since incumbent Governor, T. A Orji has failed to do so with the exception of security.
“I am coming to rescue the state, the current administration in the state has failed to do anything may be perhaps he tried in the area of security. So, I am coming to rescue the state,” he said.

Oti had also warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the idea of zoning.

He added, “I learnt that you people said you have zoned the governorship to Abia South. No, it is wrong because the national leadership of the PDP had already killed the zoning arrangement in 2011. Remember, that at that time the office of the president was zoned to the North, yet the South is occupying that position today. So, the contest must be thrown open.”
 

Culled from ynaija.com