The leadership of the Labour Party has clarified that Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has no intention of defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja, the LP’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Obiora Ifoh, dismissed rumors suggesting that Otti planned to join the APC, calling the claims entirely false.
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“It is just a rumour, and we hope it remains so. We are in constant contact with our governor, Dr Alex Otti, and he has assured us that he is not going anywhere ahead of 2027.
“We believe he will stay with us, despite some of the issues we are working hard to resolve,” he said.
While recognizing that political defections are not unusual in a democratic system, Ifoh emphasized that Otti had no plans to join the ruling APC.
“The courts have often interpreted Section 84 of the 1999 Constitution, and many defections have been challenged in court. So, if five governors are planning to defect, it won’t be anything new, as it has happened before,” he said.
Ifoh attributed the rumored defection to the challenges some opposition governors face in managing their states.
“We are doing well in the Labour Party, and our governor is with us. We hope that by 2027, we will have more governors in our ranks,” he said
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