‘EMPTY BARRELS’ – OTTI DISMISSES UZOR KALU, ORJI, IKPEAZU OPPOSITION GANG-UP. (PHOTO)

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 ‘Empty barrels’ – Otti dismisses Uzor Kalu, Orji, Ikpeazu opposition gang-up Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has urged Abians to disregard recent remarks by some leaders of the opposition in the state. Governor Otti who was speaking on Saturday at Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Umuoriehi, Umuahia North LGA, during the dedication of the church building, said that those who are gathering against him were the same people that failed to develop the state in the past. Otti was reacting to an alliance formed against his re-election by former Abia governors Orji Uzor Kalu, Theodore Orji and Okezie Ikpeazu. The governor slammed the opposition members for pursuing personal interest above the collective development of Abia, declaring that every gathering they are making against him would collapse. He said, “Pastor Uguru made reference to the noise that you may have been hearing in the last few days. “I want us to just dismiss it as noise, you know, and it’s always the empty barrel that makes...

GAMBIA GOVERNMENT,FREED 200 PRISONERS YESTERDAY INCLUDING PAST COUP PLOTTERS.

                 Yesterday friday,according to some Gambia prison officials,they said 200 prisoners including 31 jailed for treason during multiple plots to overthrow long ruling President Yahya Jammeh.Hundreds of cheering and weeping friends and relatives gathered outside the Mile 2 prison,to greet the released prisoners.Officials said those linked to a failed attempt to oust Jammeh in December remain imprisoned although their family members,including the elderly mother of the alleged ringleader,were freed.Former inmates,some of whom were jailed for 15 years,took turns to express gratitude for their release,announced by Jammeh in a speech on wednesday to celebrate 21 years since his accesssion by military coup.Three Dutch citizens,a German and an Australian who had been jailed on drug charges were among 49 foreigners released.    

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