Why is President Tinubu avoiding Abia State?

This is the third time Governor Alex Otti has invited him, yet he refuses to come.

• March 2024 – invited to commission Aba Power and new roads. The President didn’t come; he sent his deputy, Kashim Shettima.

• May 23, 2025 – invited to commission Port Harcourt Road and flag off the $1.3 billion Abia Medical City. Again, he didn’t show.

• Today, October 3, 2025 – everything was ready: flag-off of the $1.3 billion Abia Medical City, commissioning of 13 roads, and the rebuilt Michael Ọkpara Auditorium. Yet again, the President did not show. Shockingly, he didn’t even inform the governor; Minister of Works, Engineer Dave Umahi, represented him.

Does this mean he is campaigning against the best governor in Nigeria? Or is he avoiding discussions about Nnamdi Kanu? Whatever the reason, one thing is clear: Ndi Abia and Ndígbo love Dr. Alex Otti, and he will be re-elected in 2027.

Even without a presidential visit, the people of Abia see and appreciate the transformation happening in their state.