Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has maintained that he still remains a bonafide member of the Labour Party (LP) and has not pitched tent with the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Addressing social media claims of Otti’s defection, the Abia State Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, said they are a fabrication by political propagandists unsettled by the governor’s good governance and surging popularity.
He said that such reports are a desperate attempt to distract the people and sow seeds of confusion where none exist.
“Governor Alex Otti remains a committed and proud member of the Labour Party, the platform under which the good people of Abia overwhelmingly elected him to serve.
“His focus remains unshaken, to rebuild Abia, restore accountability, and deliver the dividends of democracy to every citizen of the state.
“It is important to remind the public that only last week, during the October edition of ‘Governor Alex Otti Speaks to Abians’, the Governor made it unequivocally clear that his interest is not in political permutations or defections, but in service to humanity and the transformation of Abia State.
“He reaffirmed that leadership, to him, is about impact, not political convenience.
“The Otti-led administration has continued to pursue a clear vision anchored on transparency, fiscal discipline, infrastructure renewal, economic growth, youth empowerment, and the restoration of public confidence in governance.
“These are values synonymous with the Labour Party’s ideals, values that the Governor will never compromise for any political expediency”, Kanu added.
“We wish to assure Abians that Governor Alex Otti remains resolute in his mission to continue to build a new Abia where truth, justice, and equity prevail under the banner of the Labour Party,” he said.