Reps Committee Applauds Otti’s Development Strides

Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy have praised Abia State governor Dr Alex Otti for his government’s infrastructural achievements in Aba, the state’s industrial-cum-commercial hub.

The House of Representatives Renewable Energy Committee made the commendation when the members paid a courtesy visit to the governor at his Aba country home over the weekend to invite the Abia State government to the first National Legislative Summit on Renewable Energy slated to hold in Lagos from May 5-7 this year.

Addressing the governor, chairman of the committee and member representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency, Hon. Victor Afam Ogene, stated that on arrival to Aba, his team observed that the commercial town had tremendously changed and is bustling on account of constant electricity supply, tarred roads and clean environment.

“Your Excellency, though I am not here as a Labour Party House of Representatives member, or leader of the party’s caucus in the House, I am leading my colleagues in the Renewable Energy Committee in the House to pay you this courtesy visit, but, I want to place on record that our members noted with gladness on arrival, on how this nation’s popular industrial city of Aba is bustling with infrastructure which hitherto were not there before your administration came on board.

“We noted the electricity supply, tarred road and that Aba has been transformed into a clean city away from its sad narrative of being an urban slum”, Ogene stated.

Hon. Ogene, however, told the governor that the purpose of his committee’s visit was to extend an invitation to the state government to attend the National Assembly’s first Legislative Summit on Renewable Energy.

He told the governor that one of the priorities of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, was finding solution to the nation’s electricity supply challenges.

Hon. Ogene also told Gov Otti that Speaker Abbas recognises his (Otti’s) commitment and contributions toward national development, so he holds him in high esteem.

He said specifically, that the summit aims to facilitate knowledge exchange and promote dialogue among legislators, experts, and stakeholders on critical legislative priorities, regulatory frameworks, and global best practices, in order to accelerate renewable energy adoption in Nigeria.

“It will also strengthen legislative collaboration and establish a coordinated platform for federal and state lawmakers to harmonize policies, address regulatory bottlenecks, and align efforts in advancing Nigeria’s renewable energy transition. And as well, develop an action-oriented roadmap that will produce a clear, time-bound legislative action plan with prioritized reforms, investment incentives, and accountability mechanisms to drive renewable energy growth and grid modernization,” Ogene added.

Ogene further told Governor Otti “So, you can see, Your Excellency, that we have long folded our sleeves and gone to work on this important national assignment.”

In a remark, the deputy chairman of the Renewable Energy Committee, Hon. Ilyasu Abubakar, commended Gov Otti, stating that when he went into the town to pray in the Mosque on their arrival, he noticed that the city was glittering with so much infrastructures, including tarred road, electricity and clean environment.

In his speech, Gov Otti stated that his government prioritised infrastructural development, especially electricity, road and environmental sanitation because he knew that that was what the people needed to boost their innate resourceful potentials, especially in the area of industry.

He praised the committee members and assured them that his government would partner with the House of Representatives to solve the nation’s electricity supply challenges.