Alex Otti (born February 18, 1965) is a Nigerian economist, banker, investor, philanthropist and politician. Otti is the former Group Managing Director of Diamond Bank Plc, a leading retail financial institution in Nigeria. Otti was a gubernatorial candidate of Abia State on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). On 31 December 2015, The Court of Appeal which sat in Owerri removed Okezie Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party as governor of Abia State and declared Alex Otti of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, the winner of the April 11 and April 25 Governorship elections in the state. However, on February 3, 2016, the Supreme Court of Nigeria reversed the verdict of the Court of Appeal and affirmed the election of Ikpeazu as Governor. Dr. Alex Otti is a member of the editorial board of one of the most respected newspapers in Nigeria, Thisday, and writes a fortnightly column, every other Monday, titled "Outside The Box".
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18 February 1965 (age 60) Isiala Ngwa, Nigeria
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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