I do not really know how I feel. The whole world knows I have always supported Alex. But with the few months Okezie has been in power, he has done okay. I must confess I was beginning to have a soft spot for him. That, however, does not remove the fact Alex Otti won that election, to be candid.
I think Alex would do better than Okezie. He is more experienced, and has a reputation to protect. Okezie is also good, and people do not dislike him. The jubilation in Abia after the verdict was not because they never liked him. Abia's major problem is the person that brought him to power. The very much hated TA Orji, who failed as a governor, is the problem Okezie had, and still has. People cannot forget in a hurry what transpired during elections. They want the state to be free from that man. They cannot wait for that man to be probed. And who else would probe him, if not Otti?
If Okezie, as expected, heads to the supreme court, then we would be in for another wait. I want Alex to take over. But whatever happens, it is a win-win situation. Okezie is also good. Abia has never had it this good. But then, the people spoke, and we all know what they said.
I doff my heart for Okezie. If, eventually, he does not make it, then he should not be so disappointed. He has done his people, Ngwaland, proud, and posterity would judge him well, unlike his predecessor, who cannot walk the streets of Abia happily. For Otti, he already knows where he is coming from. Expectation is so high
I remain proud to be from Abia state.
