Gov Otti: I’m Not Looking For Where To Decamp

By PHC Telegraph

 

As many governors all over the country are daily scrambling to empty  into the All Progressives Congress in a strong bid to work for President Bola Tinubu, there is at least one Nigerian Governor that is saying “I’m not looking for where to decamp to.”

That governor is the Governor of Abia State who was elected on the platform of the Labour Party, LP.

Refuting rumours suggesting that he is making serious moves to team up with the APC, Governor Alex Otti affirmed he has no plan whatsoever to leave the LP for any other political platform.

“I also have a right to state that I’m still a member of the Labour Party and I’m not looking for where to decamp to”, Otti remarked.

“The second point”, he went on as he cleared the air “is about coalition. People have been asking me, ‘Are you a member of the coalition?’ And my response is, have you seen my name? Have you seen me attending any coalition meeting?”

He said he is exceedingly happy with the political party platform that brought him to power, saying differences which could have destroyed the unity of the Labour Party have been resolved in court.

His greatest passion, he pointed out, is to deliver on the promises that he made to the people of Abia.

According to Otti, “We are just busy doing the work that Abia people have given us. So, we are not attending any coalition meeting, I have not attended any one, and nobody has invited me.

“I am happy where I am. Yes, we had issues; if you don’t have issues, you are dead… So, you wake up and there is one problem or the other, you solve the problem. You don’t run away from a problem and pretend to have solved it.

Looking back at events that played out in LP, Otti said that the party has overcome its major challenges, stressing that a few other issues which remain will be dealt with along the path.

As he put it, “When we had our problems, we fought in the Supreme Court and took our party to the Supreme Court.

“I believe that a few issues that remain would be resolved very soon because the Supreme Court Judgment was very, very clear.”

Otti reiterated his unwavering support and commitment to the Labour Party, adding that he was not in a hurry to revoke his loyalty to the party.