I won’t defect from Labour Party with Obi —Abia Gov. Otti vows

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has vowed he will remain in the Labour Party (LP), even if its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, decides to defect to another party to contest for president in the 2027 elections.

Otti who was reacting to widespread rumours that Obi has perfected plans to leave the LP for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said he will remain loyal to the party that gave him the mandate to become governor .

Otti who made the vow during an interaction with journalists in Umuahia during a dinner on Tuesday night, said he had decided to remain in the Labour Party to help rebuild and reposition it.

The Abia governor also revealed that Obi had personally informed him of his intention to exit the party and that he had no objection to the decision, but emphasised that his own political path would be different.

“If you remember, I joined the Labour Party before Peter Obi, so I did not join the party with him. He has communicated to me that he is leaving the Labour Party. I gave him my blessings.

“But I will remain in the Labour Party, and I told him that I would continue the struggle to rescue the Labour Party.

“That is the party that brought me to power. If we fight and get to the end, and we are able to reposition the Labour Party, then we can discuss other options. Therefore, for now, I am not defecting to any party,” he stated.

He added that in recent times, he has been under pressure from top politicians in the state including
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, who have been urging him to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), noted that his response has always been that he was not interested in being drawn into political distractions.

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