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Mayor Otisi Omoji Otisi was born in 1926 to OMOJI OTISI of Ndi Omoji, Ihebu Ameke and Madam Inyang Eme Echeghe (Nwaegele) of Ndi Echeghe, Ihungwu, Ameke both of in the Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State Nigeria  in West Africa. He attended the then Church of Scotland Mission School, Afiankwo, Abiriba where he obtained his First School Leaving Certificate in 1939. For his secondary education, high school equivalent, he passed through then famous Aggrey Memorial College, Arochukwu, under the revered mentorship of the great Alvan Ikoku (of blessed memory). The Abiriba community identified the young Mayor as one of the talented potentials of his generation and magnanimously sponsored him to study at the pioneer and prestigious University College, Ibadan (UCI), Nigeria, an overseas affiliate to the University of London, London. He successfully completed his course of study there in record time in 1952, thus, becoming one of the few pioneer graduates of the institution with a

     It is a well known fact that in Nigerian elections, funding is a very big factor. Millions are spent to secure the party nomination and much more is spent campaigning to get to power. For this reason, we have politicians looting the treasury to secure their reelection bid. Those that go for sponsors from political godfathers have to pay back with appointments and contracts when in power. This begs the question, how do you win an election with smaller funds and a party platform with no national spread? An uphill battle you might say and a miracle is required. Something happened  in the last Presidential election that changed my views about the Nigerian electorate. I always believed that it was hard to defeat and incumbent president because of the resources at its disposal. It was clear that the Peoples Democratic Party outspent the All Progressive Congress and they had more machinery in all 36 states of the federation. What then went wrong that people abandoned the stomach infras