Otti not defecting to APC- Aide clarifies
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has dismissed reports suggesting that he is planning to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Labour Party (LP), describing the claims as “false, baseless, and unfounded”.
A statement issued on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma, clarified that Otti neither held any meeting with Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State nor discussed plans to join the APC.
“The report that His Excellency, Governor Alex Otti, OFR, held a meeting with Governor Hope Uzodinma over his alleged planned defection to the APC is completely devoid of substance and should be disregarded,” Ekeoma said.
He explained that following the National Economic Council meeting on Thursday, 24 April, Governor Otti, alongside a few of his colleagues, had attended the birthday celebration of Governor Uzodinma’s twin daughters – a purely social event unconnected to politics.
“It is natural for Governor Otti’s impressive performance, popularity and towering credentials as the Governor of Abia State to attract admiration and permutations from interested parties.
“However, Governor Otti’s political decisions, especially those that would have huge impact and far-reaching consequences on Abians, would always be taken in conjunction with the majority of Abians and his allies,” the statement read.
Ekeoma stressed that any major political move by Governor Otti must be justified and demonstrably in the overriding interest of the Abia people.
