The Labour Party has cleared the speculations that Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, plans to join to the APC ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Mr. Obiora Ifoh who is the Party National Publicity secretary, dismisses claims, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, Obiorah Ifoh said….
“It is a mere rumour and I hope it remains so. For us in the Labour Party, we are in touch with our governor, Dr. Alex Otti, and he has assured us that he is not going anywhere, ahead of 2027. We believe that he will stay with us, irrespective of some of the issues which we are working hard to resolve,”
The courts have come up several times to make interpretation as regards Section 84 of the 1999 Constitution, and many people who had defected at one time or the other had been challenged in court. So, if five governors are planning to defect, it won’t be a new thing, as it had happened in the past,”
“We are good in Labour Party, and our governor is with us. We are hoping that by 2027, we will have more governors in our fold,”
These rumors of defection to difficulties some opposition governors face in managing their states but maintained that such speculations about Otti hold no credibility.
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