“Recently, we made an appointment for the chairman of the Abia State University Teaching Hospital Board (ABSUTH). And somehow, I think I hear some noise left, right, and center. I’m sure the people don’t know that I personally interviewed and had chats with seven people for that role. And the lady that we chose did not only come first, but the difference between her and the person that came second was so wide.”
“And this happened last year. We were waiting for an opportunity to reconstitute the board, as the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Teaching Hospital was set to leave. So, having now reconstituted the board, we believe that it was only proper for us to give the job to the person who came first.”
“And, that’s what we did. We don’t care whether she’s APC or PDP or YPP or whatever. Those are not important. We don’t even care whether she’s from Abia or from Delta or from anywhere. We are interested in what is in her brain. We are interested in the contacts that she has. And one of the things that stood her out from the other six was the international contacts she has.”
“So, in Abia here, we are open to anybody. Just come with what is inside your brain. We don’t want to know where you come from. We don’t want to know your political affiliation. When the time comes for voting, you can go and vote for whoever you want to vote for. But here, we want results. We want a performance.”