Alex Otti, the governor of Abia State, has been encouraged by Benjamin Kalu, the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) and cease being undecided about supporting President Bola Tinubu.
Kalu reportedly revealed this on Monday during a town hall meeting and food distribution at his rural home in Bende, Abia State, while speaking to APC members and his supporters.
He emphasized that Tinubu would not back a non-APC member and stated that Otti would have the complete support of Abia APC members if he joined the party.
“I want to take this opportunity once more to invite Governor Alex Otti to join our party,” he declared. We will support him if he joins our party, but if he is in a different party and supports the president, they want to work for the president—fa-fa-fa—foul!
The Deputy Speaker informed party members that he had not announced his plans to run for governor of Abia State in 2027. He stated that he was still consulting, listening to the APC’s national leadership, and “waiting for signal.”
Join APC if you wish to work for the President. The President won’t abandon the APC in favor of a non-APC member.
The Deputy Speaker informed party members that he had not announced his plans to run for governor of Abia State in 2027. He stated that he was still consulting, listening to the APC’s national leadership, and “waiting for signal.”
Kalu further claimed that his activities, including empowerment programs, were being improperly monitored and misconstrued as a 2027 governorship aspiration, and that he was being ridiculed every day by hired social media agents recruited in Abia State.
