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The opposition in Abia State has once again been thrown into confusion and silence, as Governor Alex Otti has shattered decades of myth and excuses by delivering the long-abandoned Omenuko Bridge on Ozu Abam Road.
For years, opposition governments and their praise-singers claimed that the notorious Mamiwata—the dreaded water spirit of local folklore—made it “impossible” to rebuild the collapsed bridge. But Otti, armed with vision, determination, and competence, has proven that what the past regimes could not do was not the fault of any water goddess, but of leadership failure.
The Omenuko Bridge, once a death trap where traders and travelers risked their lives daily, now stands renewed, connecting over 23 communities in Abam, Arochukwu, Ohafia, and beyond.
“Your heart used to shake when crossing that old bridge,” recalled Comrade (Mrs.) Charity Otti, retired Principal and Ohanaeze Ndigbo leader. “Many people fell inside the water with their goods. But Governor Otti has rescued us.”
With the bridge delivered and the Ozu Abam – Arochukwu Road (Okobo) opened up, the so-called “long mythical journey” to Arochukwu has been reduced to just one hour.
he opposition, who once boasted that Mamiwata frustrated every attempt, must now bow their heads in shame. The truth is clear: there was never a water spirit problem, only a governance spirit problem. And Otti has exorcised it.
Today, Ndi Abia can proudly nickname their governor “The Conqueror of Spirits”—not because he fights folklore, but because he defeats corruption, inefficiency, and excuses.
The New Abia is here, and no myth, no opposition propaganda, and no Mamiwata can stop it.
