Umuahia, Abia state – Benjamin Kalu, the deputy speaker of the house of representatives, has asked Alex Otti, the governor of Abia state, to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
TimesNow.com.ng reports that Otti left the APC before the 2023 general elections when he could not secure the party’s ticket for the governorship poll.
The 59-year-old teamed up with the Labour Party (LP) and won the 2023 Abia state gubernatorial election.
During a Friday, May 3 visit to Otti’s country home in Umuehim, Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South local government area (LGA), Kalu told the Abia governor that there was still room for him in the ruling party.
The Nation newspaper quoted Kalu as saying:
In a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, Kalu said discussions centred on the importance of “synergy between my office and the state government in propelling the progress of our beloved state”.
He commended Governor Otti for “his selfless and dedicated approach to governance”, adding that Abia state is gradually regaining its dignity and standing tall with pride.
Kalu wrote:
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that ahead of the 2027 general elections, the immediate past governor of Abia, Okezie Ikpeazu, assured members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, that he has no plan to leave the party.
Ikpeazu said he would stay in the PDP to rebuild it.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
