By: Imo Thomas -Umuahia.
The government of Abia state has denied that Governor Alex Otti held any meeting with Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state over alleged planned defection to the ALL Progressive Congress (APC).
The denial was contained in a press release signed by Ferdinand Ekeoma, the Special Adviser to the Governor on media and publicity,, and made available to our reporter in Umuahia over the weekend.
He said that the planned defection meeting was false, baseless, and unfounded.
“It’s completely devoid of substance and thus should be disregarded,” the media aide said.
The release said that after the National Economic Council meeting on Thursday, April 24, Governor Otti and a few of his colleagues joined Governor Uzodinma to attend the birthday celebration of his twin daughters, an event that had nothing to do with politics.
“It’s 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 a huge impact and far-reaching consequences on Abians, would at all times be taken in conjunction with the majority of Abians and his allies. Such decisions must be justified and be seen to be in the overriding interest of the Abia people.
“Governor Otti strongly holds the view that though political activities seem to have once again started gathering momentum, it would be unfair to the Abia electorate if politics of 2027, instead of governance, is allowed to dominate discussions less than two years into the administration on,” the release stated.
The release states emphatically that Governor Otti remains a member of the Labour Party and is presently not planning or discussing with anyone to defect to the APC or any other party for that matter, as falsely alleged.
