fergie001: The member representing Ideato North/South Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives, Ikenga Ugochinyere has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Action Peoples Party (APP)
Former Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu yesterday said that time is running out for the administration of Governor Alex Otti.
Kalu assured that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will liberate the state in 2027.
He wondered by Governor Alex Otti is fíxated on the Labour Party (LP), which he described as a sinking ship, at a time the wave of progressive politics is sweeping across the Southeast.
Kalu said Otti is waging war against the opposition instead of focusing on the development of the state.
He said: “I would like to advise Governor Otti to quit the confrontation and govern because time is running out. He should stop descending into petty name-calling. Abia deserves leaders who build, not those who burn bridges. The APC is coming, not as conquerors, but as liberators from mediocrity.”
Kalu, who represents Abia North District in the Senate, said in a statement by his media aide, Sunday Maduka, that the governor’s vitriolic outburst, diatribe, and invectives smacked of political desperation.
He condemned Otti’s intolerance of opposition, saying that it is gutter politics and an attempt to deflect from his inadequacies.
Kalu pointed out that the governor has been waging war at him because of his loyalty to the All Progressives Congress (APC), support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid and commitment to bolstering APC’s presence in Abia State ahead of 2027.
He said: “This is not “war,” as Otti’s propagandists twist it, but a legitimate political expression in a democracy. Governor Otti, in his hubris-fuelled response, resorted to personal insults, diagnosing imaginary ‘challenges’ like ‘information deficiency syndrome’ and accusing me of disgraceful conduct.
“Such language is unbecoming of a governor, and sadly reveals a man who is insecure in his seat, and haunted by the ghosts of his own political fragility.”
Kalu said the governor’s attack is hypocritical, pointing out that a leader who rode into office on the LP’s coattails suddenly forgot that politics is about competition and not coronation.
Former Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu yesterday said that time is running out for the administration of Governor Alex Otti.
Kalu assured that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will liberate the state in 2027.
He wondered by Governor Alex Otti is fíxated on the Labour Party (LP), which he described as a sinking ship, at a time the wave of progressive politics is sweeping across the Southeast.
Kalu said Otti is waging war against the opposition instead of focusing on the development of the state.
He said: “I would like to advise Governor Otti to quit the confrontation and govern because time is running out. He should stop descending into petty name-calling. Abia deserves leaders who build, not those who burn bridges. The APC is coming, not as conquerors, but as liberators from mediocrity.”
Kalu, who represents Abia North District in the Senate, said in a statement by his media aide, Sunday Maduka, that the governor’s vitriolic outburst, diatribe, and invectives smacked of political desperation.
He condemned Otti’s intolerance of opposition, saying that it is gutter politics and an attempt to deflect from his inadequacies.
Kalu pointed out that the governor has been waging war at him because of his loyalty to the All Progressives Congress (APC), support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid and commitment to bolstering APC’s presence in Abia State ahead of 2027.
He said: “This is not “war,” as Otti’s propagandists twist it, but a legitimate political expression in a democracy. Governor Otti, in his hubris-fuelled response, resorted to personal insults, diagnosing imaginary ‘challenges’ like ‘information deficiency syndrome’ and accusing me of disgraceful conduct.
“Such language is unbecoming of a governor, and sadly reveals a man who is insecure in his seat, and haunted by the ghosts of his own political fragility.”
Kalu said the governor’s attack is hypocritical, pointing out that a leader who rode into office on the LP’s coattails suddenly forgot that politics is about competition and not coronation.
The FCT minister accused Fubara of breaching the peace agreement reached before the lifting of the emergency rule in Rivers, which paved the way for him to return to office.
Wike said the “leadership mistake” in Rivers will be corrected in 2027 and promised to reveal the details of the peace agreement that returned Fubara to power.
The FCT minister, in a veiled reference to Fubara, said leaders are meant to serve the people’s will rather than pursue personal interests.
“We will not make the same mistake again at the state level in 2027, but we will talk about it later when the time comes,” Wike said.
While addressing stakeholders in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA of the state, Wike said Fubara’s support for Tinubu would not help him secure re-election, noting that he had backed Tinubu even before the governor joined the APC.
“If you played well with the first one and succeeded, do you think you can succeed with the second one? There cannot be two markets in one day,” Wike said, in a veiled reference to the peace agreements signed with Fubara.
“So, whoever is assuring you that everything will be fine once you sign on your mandate [Tinubu’s political signature song], you are mistaken.
“All of us have decided to work for Bola Ahmed Tinubu. There is no discussion about that.
“Of course, you know we won’t make the mistake we made last time. We are here to correct the mistake. We will do all we can to ensure that we give Tinubu all the total support that is required.
“Someone [Fubara] who cannot relate with the local government chairmen, state assembly members, and national assembly members. What kind of leadership do you want to provide?”
Wike also responded to Fubara’s New Year remark, in which the governor dismissed his recent comments as “noise”.
Wike said he made Fubara governor despite Fubara not being popular among the people.
The FCT minister accused Fubara of breaching the peace agreement reached before the lifting of the emergency rule in Rivers, which paved the way for him to return to office.
Wike said the “leadership mistake” in Rivers will be corrected in 2027 and promised to reveal the details of the peace agreement that returned Fubara to power.
The FCT minister, in a veiled reference to Fubara, said leaders are meant to serve the people’s will rather than pursue personal interests.
“We will not make the same mistake again at the state level in 2027, but we will talk about it later when the time comes,” Wike said.
While addressing stakeholders in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA of the state, Wike said Fubara’s support for Tinubu would not help him secure re-election, noting that he had backed Tinubu even before the governor joined the APC.
“If you played well with the first one and succeeded, do you think you can succeed with the second one? There cannot be two markets in one day,” Wike said, in a veiled reference to the peace agreements signed with Fubara.
“So, whoever is assuring you that everything will be fine once you sign on your mandate [Tinubu’s political signature song], you are mistaken.
“All of us have decided to work for Bola Ahmed Tinubu. There is no discussion about that.
“Of course, you know we won’t make the mistake we made last time. We are here to correct the mistake. We will do all we can to ensure that we give Tinubu all the total support that is required.
“Someone [Fubara] who cannot relate with the local government chairmen, state assembly members, and national assembly members. What kind of leadership do you want to provide?”
Wike also responded to Fubara’s New Year remark, in which the governor dismissed his recent comments as “noise”.
Wike said he made Fubara governor despite Fubara not being popular among the people.
Dr Reuben Abati has also added his voice to the growing reactions to the defection of the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi to the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
On air media personality and co-anchor of the morning shoe on Arise TV, Dr Reuben Abati has also added his voice to the growing reactions to the defection of the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi to the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
On air media personality and co-anchor of the morning shoe on Arise TV, Dr Reuben Abati has also added his voice to the growing reactions to the defection of the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi to the African Democratic Congress, ADC.