Abia State Government has debunked a media report alleging that Governor Alex Otti, has defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In an announcement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu and made out there to newsmen on Monday, defined that Governor Otti stays a dedicated and proud member of the Labour Party, the platform underneath which the great folks of Abia overwhelmingly elected him to serve.
He emphasised that Governor Otti’s focus stays unshaken and centres on rebuilding Abia, restoring accountability, and delivering the dividends of democracy to each citizen of the state.
“The consideration of the Abia State Government has been drawn to a false and mischievous report circulating on social media and a few on-line platforms alleging that the Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, has defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“The report is nothing however a fabrication by political propagandists who’re unsettled by the Governor’s constant supply of excellent governance and his rising recognition throughout celebration strains. The baseless publication is a determined try to distract the folks of Abia and sow seeds of confusion the place none exists.
“Governor Alex Otti stays a dedicated and proud member of the Labour Party, the platform underneath which the great folks of Abia overwhelmingly elected him to serve. His focus stays unshaken, to rebuild Abia, restore accountability, and ship the dividends of democracy to each citizen of the state.
“It is important to remind the public that only last week, during the October edition of “Governor Alex Otti Speaks to Abians,” the Governor made it unequivocally clear that his curiosity just isn’t in political permutations or defections, however in service to humanity and the transformation of Abia State. He reaffirmed that management, to him, is about influence, not political comfort.
“The Otti-led administration has continued to pursue a transparent imaginative and prescient anchored on transparency, fiscal self-discipline, infrastructure renewal, {economic} development, youth empowerment, and the restoration of public confidence in governance. These are values synonymous with the Labour Party’s beliefs, values that the Governor won’t ever compromise for any political expediency.
“The public is subsequently suggested to ignore the false report and deal with it as one other low cost propaganda orchestrated by these whose solely intention is to divert consideration from the monumental progress at present being recorded in Abia State underneath the current administration.
“We wish to assure Abians that Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, remains resolute in his mission to continue to build a new Abia where truth, justice, and equity prevail under the banner of the Labour Party.”
