Gov Otti swears in Edo indigene as Abia head of civil service

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State swore in Benson Ojeikere as the new head of the state’s civil service on Monday.

According to a statement on Tuesday from the governor’s media aide, Ferdinand Ekeoma, Mr Ojeikere is from Edo State.

The statement said Mr Ojeikere, after his university education, was posted to Abia State for the mandatory National Youth Service Corps programme in 1999. There, he served and emerged as the best corps member and subsequently got automatic employment in the Abia State civil service.

In 2023, Mr Otti appointed him a permanent secretary following his emergence as one of the best in the selection process. He was posted to the Government House, where he served until the governor appointed him head of the civil service.

“Governor Otti congratulated the highly elated Ojeikere and enjoined him to justify his well-deserved appointment by putting in his best in line with the vision and desire of his government to build a robust and efficient civil…