‎Gov Otti Reaffirms Commitment to Enhance Insurance Awareness

‎Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to enhance insurance awareness in the State.
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‎To achieve this, the governor has set up a working committee to collaborate with the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) on creating awareness about insurance in the state.
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‎This was made known during a business visit by the president of the NCRIB,  Ekeoma Ezeibe, alongside a delegation from the Council, to the Abia State governor.
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‎The report said that Otti had been represented at the inauguration of the third female NCRIB president in Lagos, where he put forth the one-insurance-industry theme as the anchor of her administration.
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‎Also, Otti was said to have underscored the need for younger professionals to be involved in the insurance collaboration for sustainability, drawing reference from the Abia Leadership Academy, which he noted had successfully trained about 1,000 young people in the state.
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‎Similarly, in recognition of the importance of insurance brokers in the propagation of insurance in Nigeria and particularly Abia State, Otti also expressed support for the 2026 chief executive officers’ retreat (CEOs’ Retreat) of the Council, holding in Abia State in June this year.
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‎On her part, President of the NCRIB, Ezeibe explained to the governor the provisions of the NIIRA 2025 law and underscored the place of insurance brokers and particularly aspects that spelt out compulsory insurances, part of which she said highlighted the duty of care which the governments had towards their citizens.
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‎She added that the choice of Abia State for the pilot insurance awareness project and the forthcoming CEOs Retreat was strategic and based on the accomplishments of the current government, coupled with the need to take insurance to the eastern part of the country in a bid to catalyse the required socio-economic growth of the region.
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‎According to her, sustainability remains central to the success of economic interventions, describing insurance as a vital tool for business continuity, protection of public assets and private investments, as well as for strengthening the social contract between government and citizens.
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