Evidence Of Allegation Of Corruption Against Abia School Of Nursing Should Be Submitted To Government --- Abia Govt

The Abia State Government led by His Excellency Dr. Alex Otti has directed everyone with evidence of corruption of admission racketeering in the state owned school of nursing Amanchara to come forward and present it . 

This is in response to the allegation being peddled in many quarters of the dubious amount of money the management of the school is collecting to get student admitted into the school.  

1. As a responsive and responsible government, we wish to acknowledge the grievances and angst amongst certain students and parents who were involved in the recent Preliminary Test Sessions (PTS) examinations into nursing schools owned by the state government. The protests and messages of dissatisfaction have been noted. 

2. Being a government that will never close its ears nor attempt to ignore the views of those it leads, the administration is seriously disturbed by the allegations of bribery and other forms of process distortions as many of the affected students and their parents have publicly made. 

3. Even then, responsible governments all over the world, it must be noted, act only on facts and established evidence, and not on hearsay and conjectures. 

4. As the officials who addressed the protesting students and parents in front of the Abia State Government House Umuahia directed on Thursday directed, the students and their parents are now required to write a formal petition to His Excellency, the executive governor of our dear state, Dr. Alex C. Otti , stating all the issues and providing reliable, foolproof evidence to substantiate their allegations. Such petitions should reach His Excellency's office as quickly as they can be properly put together. 

5. The assurance is that every allegation would be painstakingly investigated and all accused called to present their side of the story. Nobody will be shielded and nothing will be swept under the carpet. 

6. Governor Alex Otti is committed to running a transpernt and sincere administration where international standard practices would be adhered to in all issues regarding service delivery. His Excellency himself has directed that nobody should honour any illegitimate request allegedly coming from him. 

7. The governor has severally emphasised that his only interest in the admissions process in institutions owned by the state is for the rules of meritocracy to be followed. Whether it is at ABSU medical or law schools, the governor is clear: I have no candidate, I have no list. 

8. We therefore encourage all who believe that something has gone wrong in the admission process into the nursing schools to put their facts together and present it to the government and be ready to follow up by appearing to testify when called upon. Nobody will be victimised in any way for stating what they know to be true.

9. In the New Abia, allegations of corruption and dishonesty in service delivery will never be swept under the carpet and nobody who attempts to short-change hardworking Abians of what is due them will be spared. This is a new regime and the ways of the past shall no longer hold. 

10. As we have requested severally, if you have evidence of corruption, extortion or acts of dishonesty against any official of this present government in the state, please kindly bring it forward. We are committed to sincere and honest services, in line with the electoral expectations of the people who voted in Dr. Alex Otti into office. Nobody who attempts to use public office to pursue private gains will remain in the new system for long.

11. Finally, we invite you to keep supporting the government, certain that the only thing that matters in the New Abia is serving the interests of the public