Governor Otti Swears In Edo State Born Benson Ojeikere as Abia State Head of Service 

The Executive Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti has sworn in an indigene of Edo State, Benson Ojeikere as the Head of Service in the state.

Mr. Ojeikere was a youth corps member from Edo State, posted to Abia State in the late 90s where he emerged as the best corps member which earned him automatic employment in the state civil service.

Mr. Ojeikere was appointed a Permanent Secretary in 2023 under the administration of Governor Otti.

He was said to have emerged as the best in the selection process for the Head of Service of the State and was appointed to the position on merit and competence.

According to the state government the appointment and swearing in of Ojeikere reaffirmed governor Otti’s commitment to meritocracy and applied policy of ‘If you live in Abia, You are Abian’, which it maintained demonstrated the true meaning of “ONE NIGERIA as captured in the letters of the National Anthem, ‘Though Tribe and Tongue, May Differ, In Brotherhood We Stand'”.

In his short speech during the swearing-in ceremony, Governor Otti congratulated Mr. Ojeikere for emerging the best in the selection process and challenged him to transform the State Civil Service into an effective and efficient workforce.

Earlier in his address, the newly appointed Head of Service, Mr. Benson Ojeikere thanked the Governor for the rare and unusual opportunity given to him to serve as the State’s No. 1 Civil Servant.

He promised to work with the Government to reposition the State Civil Service and make it a model that other States within and outside Nigeria will come to learn from.

Meanwhile the appointment of Ojeikere has received commendations from all quartets as many called on other governors to emulate the action of governor Otti, which they maintained was a more proactive way of promoting unity and integration among Nigerians.