The Senator representing Abia North, Orji Kalu has claimed that Governor Alex Otti would not be governor if he had not intervened.
In a statement by his media office on Tuesday, signed by George Maduka, the lawmaker alleged that Otti “personally visited Senator Kalu’s residence in Igbere late at night on the eve of the election”.
The statement asserted that prominent individuals involved in the Labour Party’s 2023 campaign, including Umeh Kalu, who served as the party’s coordinator in Abia State, cannot deny holding discussions with Senator Kalu concerning the governorship election.
It questioned the logic of seeking such intervention if claims of political irrelevance were indeed true.
“If he was not relevant, why was his house in Igbere visited on the night before the election?” the statement queried.
The lawmaker stated that the ruling party does not need Otti to win elections in the state, stressing that the All Progressives Congress (APC) remains united and solid in Abia.
The lawmaker reiterated the determination of his team to deliver the APC in Abia State come 2027.
This followed the move by Governor Otti to support the Labour Party (LP) candidate for Abia North to defeat Orji Uzor Kalu in 2027.
Otti had in a statement issued on Monday by his media aide, Ferdinand Ekeoma, vowed that LP will sack Kalu in 2027.
