Abia State Governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti, has warned traders at various markets in Aba metropolis not to allow fraudsters to use his name to extort them with fake promises of appointing them market leaders after he resumes office.
Otti who gave the warning in a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser, Media, Ferdinand Ekeoma, distanced himself and his wife from any act of extortion which he said runs contrary to his administrative principles.
“The attention of the Abia Governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti, has been drawn to the activities of some unpatriotic citizens, who are allegedly moving around some markets in Aba using his name and that of his wife to extort unsuspecting members of the public with the fake assurances that they will be made market leaders,” the statement reads.
