Governor Otti secures nomination unchallenged for second term in office
Gov Alex Otti of Abia State
nBy Steve Oko
nGovernor Alex Otti of Abia State on Saturday emerged unopposed as the Labour Party’s candidate for the Abia State governorship race.
nHe was declared winner by the National Organising Secretary, Mrs Oluchi Okpara, who was the returning officer for the governorship primaries at the International Conference Centre in Umuahia.
nSimilarly, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, representing Abia South, Saturday, secured the Labour Party’s senatorial ticket for his sixth term bid.
nAbaribe, who won in 2023 on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA, defected to the Labour Party after a temporary stay in the ADP.
nSenator Darlington Nwokocha, who was displaced at the Court of Appeal by the incumbent Senator Austin Akobundu, also emerged as the LP candidate for Abia Central.
nAmobi Ogah and all serving House of Representatives members of the LP from Abia all secured their return tickets.
nDetails later…
n nRelated Stories
General NewsCELEBRATING TWO YEARS OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN THE PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY PROGRAMME
Tomorrow, 14TH March 2026, as we look forward to the second anniversary, we reflect on the remarkable two years since the Administrator of the Preside
General NewsPRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY PROGRAMME PHASE 3: DISREGARD PURPORTED STATEMENT ON DELAYED ITA PAYMENTS — OFFICE OF NATIONAL CHAIRMAN
The Office of the National Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Programme Phase 3, General Elaye ThankGod Dollar Slaboh, has called on beneficiaries a
General NewsRE: CLARIFICATION ON MY PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
PUBLIC NOTICErnrnRE: CLARIFICATION ON MY PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPSrnrnIt has become necessary to make this public clarification following the increasing