The Economic Transformation Council set up by Abia State Governor Alex Otti has explained why the state spent N5.32 billion on the governor’s office in the third quarter of 2023.
Responding to critics who accused the state of lavish spending, Prof. Ndubuisi Ekekwe, co-chair of the Economic Transformation Council, said the government created a unit in the governor’s office to coordinate strategies and project executions, which has eliminated the need for more than 15 ministries.