Now here is a brief rundown of the pedigree of the two people i think are the strong contenders for the seat of power in Abia State,



All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA)

People Democratic Party (PDP)


Dr Okezie Ikpeazu

Dr Alex Otti





DR OKEZIE VICTOR IKPEAZU
(PDP)
Okezie Victor Ikpeazu PhD, a renowned Biochemist, is the Deputy General Manager of the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) Aba and Environs, and former Head of Department of Applied Biochemistry, Faculty of Applied Natural Science, Enugu State University of Science and Technology.

He was born on October 18, 1964 to the family of late Pa Ishmael Ikpeazu and Deaconess Bessie Ikpeazu of Umuebere in Umuobiakwa, Isialaukwu Mbato Autonomous Community of Obignwa Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria.

Dr Ikpeazu attended Amaise Central Primary School, Umuobiakwa. He also attended Eziama High School, Aba and Ihie High School, from 1975 to 1979 for his secondary education.

He holds two degrees from the University of Maiduguri, Borno State; a Bachelor Science Degree, Second Class Upper Division, in Clinical Biochemistry in 1984, and a Masters of Science Degree in Biochemical Toxicology in 1990.

In 1994, Dr. OVC Ikpeazu obtained a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD, in Biochemical Pharmacology from the University of Calabar.

Dr. OVC Ikpeazu was an Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, Ebonyi State University College of Basic Medical Sciences, from 2000 to 2002. From 1998 to 2001, he was Acting Head of Department of Applied Biochemistry,
Faculty of Applied Natural Science, Enugu State University of Technology, having worked as Lecturer 1 in the same the department in 1998.

He was a part-time lecturer, Science Laboratory Technology Department, University of Maiduguri, from 1986 to 1987. He also lectured at Calabar Polytechnic from 1990 to 1992.

He was a Masters Degree External Examiner, to the Department of Biochemistry, University of Nigeria, from 2003 to 2004.

In June 2002, Dr. OVC Ikpeazu was appointed the first Transition Committee Chairman of Obingwa Local Government Area.

From 2007 to 2009, he was appointed General Manger, Abia State Passengers Integrated Manifest and Safety Scheme (ASPIMSS), after his appointment as Special Adviser to the Governor of Abia State on Environment and Sanitation.

He was Chairman, Governing Council, Abia State College of Health Technology, 2009 to 2010.

He was appointed Deputy General Manager, Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA) Aba and Environs in 2013.

Dr. OVC Ikpeazu also worked as an Administrative Manager, Cash Bond Investment and Credit Ltd, in Lagos, from 1994 to 1996.

He resigned his appointment as DG ASEPA Aba to pursue his guber ambitions. He will be pairing with the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Ude Okochukwu as his running mate for next month’s elections.
Okochukwu hails from Nkporo, in Ohafia Local Government Area was said to have been selected based on his political experience and administrative ability.
Okochukwu has been a lawmaker for twelve years out of which he spent fours years as the Speaker of the State House of Assembly

DR ALEX OTTI
(APGA)

Alex Otti is said to hail from Arochukwu
in Abia North senatorial zone but his father settled in Umuru, Umuehim in
Ehi Na Uguru Ancient community in Isiala Ngwa South council area in Abia
Central senatorial zone.
According to a resident of the Umuru Otti’s
father, Lazarus who was a Pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist church was
from Arochukwu but migrated to Umuru, Umuehim community.
Born 18 February 1965
Dr. Alex Otti had his secondary school education at Ngwa High school, Aba and Secondary Technical School, Okpualangwa in Abia State where he finished as the Best Student in his set during the School Certificate Examinations. He thereafter proceeded to the University of Port Harcourt for his university education where he graduated with a First Class Honors degree in Economics in 1988. While at the University of Port Harcourt, Alex Otti distinguished himself by graduating not only as the Best Student of the Faculty of Social Sciences but also as the Overall Best Graduating Student for that year. At the University, Alex Otti not only excelled academically but also proved his mettle by taking on various roles such as the position of the News Editor for the school newsletter, Uniport Mirror. In addition, he was the treasurer for the University Chapter of the Nigerian Economic Students’ Association (NESA) in 1986 and subsequently became the President of the association the following year.

Alex Otti began his banking career in 1989 with the Nigerian International Bank, a subsidiary of Citibank New York where he worked in the Operations Department. Thereafter he moved to the then Nigerian Intercontinental Merchant Bank Ltd. While at Intercontinental Bank, he worked both in the Treasury and Financial Services unit as well as the Corporate Banking Division. In 1992, he joined Societe Bancaire Nigeria Ltd (Merchant Bankers), a subsidiary of Banque SBA Paris where he rose to the position of a Senior Manager. He moved on to the United Bank for Africa (UBA) as Principal Manager overseeing the Bank’s corporate banking sector for the entire South Division with the responsibility of growing the Oil and Gas business for the bank.

Due to his outstanding performance he was promoted to the position of Assistant General Manager in 2000. In May 2001, he joined First Bank of Nigeria, PLC as Assistant General Manager in May 2001 with the sole responsibility of growing the Energy Sector for the bank. In April 2004, he was promoted to the position of Deputy General Manager and a year later was appointed Executive Director, Commercial banking. This was followed by a re-designation as the Executive Director South Directorate, where he was responsible for over 140 branches in both the South-South and South Eastern geo-political zones of the country.

In March 2011, he moved from First Bank Nigeria PLC to Diamond Bank as Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer and is in the process of leading the bank through a major transformation. An alumnus of the prestigious Harvard Business School, Alex has attended various international courses including the Executive Development Programmes of the Columbia Business and Stanford Business School and Wharton Business School (University of Pennsylvania).

Highly respected for his wealth of knowledge, Alex is on the board of several companies and is also on the board of two of Nigeria’s leading universities. In 2009 he was conferred with an honourary Doctorate Degree by Babcock University and in 2012, an honourary Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) Degree by the University of Port Harcourt.
Dr Alex otti in october resigned from his plum job as MD Diamond Bank to run for the governorship of Abia state under the APGA. Otti, has picked a lady, Dr. Eme Uche Eme, as his running mate.
Eme, is a renowned teacher from Ohafia in Abia north, studied political science at the University of Nigeria Nsuka (UNN).

These two gentlemen will be slugging it out in the arena come next month, both are qualified for the job, both has done incredibly well for themselves in their chosen career, share the same age bracket and are both popular with the people. Now my question is who between these two, who do you think will emerge as the governor of Abia State?
BTW, i mean no disrespect to other contenders but i think IMO that the real battle lies between these two gentlemen!


http://www.nenyville..com/2015/01/the-battle-for-abia-lies-with-these-two.html?m=1

They both have incredible CV, but Abians are tired with PDP style of Government, the infact that Ikpeazu has pledge to continue Ochendo's elephant legacy project, with his son as state house speaker, wife Fed.House rep, Ochendo senate, has made it glaring that whoevr Ochendo picks to replace wuld b a mere puppet regardless of his education and experience, Ochendo wud still be in power even after moving to FCT. What we need now is a Man with no link to the old ways, secondly if an APGA Government can transform Onitsha less than a year in office, I Dnt see why Aba will not share same fate. Thirdly, Lookn at their experience in various field, my opinion is it's easier to rise thru d ranks of without merit in a Public sector, if u can kiss enuff ass (play d politics), but in private sector, it's mostly based on Merit. So I will vote for Alex Otti(APGA)

Btw, can't we for once support our own party APGA, so we can have a say in this Country

Abia should go for the Best this time arround!. No more Second grade! No more failures! No more recycled actors! No more impostors & political vultures, but the Best!. Alex Otti is the Man!. Ala Igbo should have the Best in other to move forward!. Men & Women with Great Vision & Great Mission should now come in & rescue This Great People of the East!.Abia-State & Anambra-State are The Two most Important States in Ala-Igbo, If The Igbos are going to Be Great & Dominate Economically in Nigeria & beyond, Uncommon People Like Otti, Obiano, Soludo,Ogar should be leading them!.Abia-State needs Airport, Seaport & Good road & rail transport & only a Man like Alex Otti can deliver this great investments!.Aba should by now having 24 hour Electricity if Not because of the type of Leadership it having at the moment, But with Mr Otti The investments in Aba by Barth Nnaji will definitely give Aba 24 hour Electricity!. Anambra-State have joined in The economic Revolution going on in Ala-Igbo & Abia-State is Next!. Ala-Igbo Must Be Great Again!

Mr Oti or no election, say no to raging.

Even the ochendus know otti is the man.

Ikpeazu has my nod

investnow2013:
Abia should go for the Best this time arround!. No more Second grade! No more failures! No more recycled actors! No more impostors & political vultures, but the Best!. Alex Otti is the Man!. Ala Igbo should have the Best in other to move forward!. Men & Women with Great Vision & Great Mission should now come in & rescue This Great People of the East!.Abia-State & Anambra-State are The Two most Important States in Ala-Igbo, If The Igbos are going to Be Great & Dominate Economically in Nigeria & beyond, Uncommon People Like Otti, Obiano, Soludo,Ogar should be leading them!.Abia-State needs Airport, Seaport & Good road & rail transport & only a Man like Alex Otti can deliver this great investments!.Aba should by now having 24 hour Electricity if Not because of the type of Leadership it having at the moment, But with Mr Otti The investments in Aba by Barth Nnaji will definitely give Aba 24 hour Electricity!. Anambra-State have joined in The economic Revolution going on in Ala-Igbo & Abia-State is Next!. Ala-Igbo Must Be Great Again!

guy its high time u guys from anambra start applying decorum in what u say,no igbo state is more important to the next,where this one lack commerce the other has tourism etc to compliment it,its because of u guys oncot words that will make our unity a difficult one. Thank you.

investnow2013:
Abia should go for the Best this time arround!. No more Second grade! No more failures! No more recycled actors! No more impostors & political vultures, but the Best!. Alex Otti is the Man!. Ala Igbo should have the Best in other to move forward!. Men & Women with Great Vision & Great Mission should now come in & rescue This Great People of the East!.Abia-State & Anambra-State are The Two most Important States in Ala-Igbo, If The Igbos are going to Be Great & Dominate Economically in Nigeria & beyond, Uncommon People Like Otti, Obiano, Soludo,Ogar should be leading them!.Abia-State needs Airport, Seaport & Good road & rail transport & only a Man like Alex Otti can deliver this great investments!.Aba should by now having 24 hour Electricity if Not because of the type of Leadership it having at the moment, But with Mr Otti The investments in Aba by Barth Nnaji will definitely give Aba 24 hour Electricity!. Anambra-State have joined in The economic Revolution going on in Ala-Igbo & Abia-State is Next!. Ala-Igbo Must Be Great Again!

Well said, we desire change this time around, but every eligble electorate has to come out enmasse and vote in the right candidate of their choice

nextexcel:

guy its high time u guys from anambra start applying decorum in what u say,no igbo state is more important to the next,where this one lack commerce the other has tourism etc to compliment it,its because of u guys oncot words that will make our unity a difficult one. Thank you.

All Igbo States are Important, but please try to get my pointooo!.Why do you reason like that?.Why are more people going to Lagos instead of Oyo or Ondo State?. It is just because of its Larger Economy!. Abia & Anambra-State can also do same in Ala-Igbo if given The 'Right Leadership'.Which I believe They will get by voting Alex Otti!. Abia needs their Best to Change The State!.Anambra have got one now, Abia-State should be Next in other to bring about A Great Economic Boom in The East!.

Give us Otti and take Ikpeazu

#GiveusOtti

Dr Ikpeazu is Abia State Governor come 2015.

Let Nwafor rebuild his father's ancestral hometown for all to see the difference between a son and a neighbour.

He has a 100 days target to silence his detractors by recovering and restoring the cityscape and serenity.

However, many illegal structures will go and many households and businesses will be affected.

On otti We stand. Abians, if u want d transformation hitting anambra to b witnessed in ur state, vote APGA. Ochendo is fraud, so will his annointed be.

Ngwakwe:
Dr Ikpeazu is Abia State Governor come 2015.

Let Nwafor rebuild his father's ancestral hometown for all to see the difference between a son and a neighbour.

He has a 100 days target to silence his detractors by recovering and restoring the cityscape and serenity.

However, many illegal structures will go and many households and businesses will be affected.

the only way PDP wins is via rigging, bcus evrybody knows that Abians will vote Mr Alex Otti, while Mr Ikpeazu is a puppet, Ochendo the puppeteer!!! We are tired with that kind of Government.

#GiveUsAlexOtti

ernecy:
the only way PDP wins is via rigging, bcus evrybody knows that Abians will vote Mr Alex Otti, while Mr Ikpeazu is a puppet, Ochendo the puppeteer!!! We are tired with that kind of Government.

#GiveUsAlexOtti

Which Abians?

Stranger elements in Aba may be rich and influential in business but are still just vocal minority.

The only challenge would've been Umuahia but he has a solid structure there to deliver him hence no fears.

The only LGAs Alex Otti may win is Aba South and Arochukwu LGAs