Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has dismissed stories claiming he has dumped the Labour Social gathering (LP) for the All Progressives Congress, APC.
There are speculations making the rounds on social media alleging that Otti has defected to the APC.
In a swift response, the Abia State Commissioner for Info, Prince Okey Kanu, described the report as a fabrication by political propagandists unsettled by Otti’s constant supply of excellent governance and his rising recognition throughout get together strains.
The Commissioner, whereas stressing that Otti stays a dedicated member of the Labour Social gathering, said that the publication is a determined try and distract the folks and sow seeds of confusion the place none exists.
“Governor Alex Otti stays a dedicated and proud member of the Labour Social gathering, 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.
“You will need to remind the general public that solely final week, in the course of the October version 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, financial development, youth empowerment, and the restoration of public confidence in governance.
“These are values synonymous with the Labour Social gathering’s beliefs, values that the Governor won’t ever compromise for any political expediency,” the Commissioner stated.
He urged the general public to ignore the false report and deal with it as one other low cost propaganda orchestrated by these whose goal is to divert consideration from the progress being recorded within the state.
