Abia State Governor Alex Otti has affirmed that he will remain in the Labour Party, despite reports that the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, plans to leave.
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Speaking on Tuesday during his monthly media briefing in Umuahia, the state capital, Otti stated that he intends to stay in the Labour Party to contribute to its rebuilding and repositioning.
He disclosed that Obi had personally communicated his decision to exit the party and said he respected it, but stressed that his own political course would remain independent.
“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,” Otti disclosed.
The governor also described the Labour Party as the platform that brought him to office, noting that his loyalty remained with the party for now.
“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 added.
He equally reacted to recent calls by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, urging him to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Otti said he was not interested in being drawn into political distractions.
Otti acknowledged Kalu’s recent distribution of financial support to vulnerable people in the state, saying it aligned with his own appeal for assistance to the less privileged during the Christmas period.
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