Otti warns public against ‘impersonator’ parading as chairman of disability commission

Alex Otti, governor of Abia, says members of the public should be wary of an individual allegedly impersonating the state’s chairman of the disability commission.

David Anyaele, the special assistant on persons with disabilities (PWDs) to the governor, who spoke on Friday in Umuahia, the state capital, said steps are being taken to investigate the activities of the alleged impersonator.

In May 2023, Okezie Ikpeazu, the former governor of Abia, appointed Eldad Monu, a PWD, as chairman of the commission and also constituted the governing board, representing various disability clusters.

But Anyaele said Otti dissolved all boards of ministries, parastatals, and agencies when he took over as governor to reconstitute them.

The governor’s aide described the alleged impersonation as “an affront and an act of deceit”.

He noted that many national and international organisations might have “ignorantly funded the impersonator’s activities” under the guise of representing the disability commission.

“The public is advised to report any entreaties, requests, or demands by this impersonator or any other person acting on his behalf, using the disability commission as a cover, to the state government for appropriate action,” he said.