Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has dedicated his tribunal Court Victory to God and Abians, and has urged his opponents to lay down their swords and work together to build the state.

The Governor praised Abians for their enormous support before, during, and after the election in his Nvosi Country residence in Isiala Ngwa South LGA on Saturday.

While extending a hand of friendship to his opponents, he said, “My advice to my opponents is that this is a good time to sheath their sword and join hands with me to develop our state, Abia.

“Anyhow you slice and dice it, it costs a lot of money to engage in litigation. While I will not ask them to bring the money to me I would advise that each of them have villages that are dilapidating, without roads, without water and I believe that their communities will appreciate it if they would channel those resources into building roads in their villages and communities.”

Otti added that the resources can be used in providing pipe-borne water and ensuring that this state remains peaceful for the benefit of its inhabitants, asserting that his victory shouldn’t have been contested in the first place and expressing joy that the wishes of the people have come to fruition.

“If you follow the election and everything that happened thereafter, you will know that quite frankly, this victory shouldn’t have been contested in the first place, but then, I also do not deny my opponents their rights to go to court”, he said and thanked the jurists and all those who ensured that justice prevailed in the end.