Governor Otti appointed Mr. Benson Ojeikere from Edo State as Head Of Service, Abia State in December, 2024.
Mr. Ojeikere, a Youth Corps Member was posted to Abia State in 1999, where he served and emerged as the best Corps member, and subsequently got an automatic employment in the State Civil Service.
In 2023, Governor Alex Otti appointed him a Permanent Secretary, following his emergence as one of the best in the selection process, and was posted to Government House, where he served as Permanent Secretary, until his appointment as Head of Service. His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, has reassured Abians of his avowed commitment to upholding the principles of excellence and meritocracy over mediocrity in the governance of the state.
Mr. Ojeikere who disclosed that he was still in shock over his appointment, narrated that, even though he set a standard of excellence for himself while joining the Abia Civil Service in 1999 and worked very hard every day, he never believed it was possible to go beyond the rank of a Senior Director in the Civil Service of the state, let alone, a Permanent Secretary, and now, the Head of Service, and thanked Governor Alex Otti for allowing himself to be used by God to do what no person would have imagined was possible in any state Civil Service in Nigeria.