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.
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The ADC is expected to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South. When that happens, the contest will realistically be between Peter Obi and Rotimi Amaechi, with Peter Obi already enjoying the solid backing of Atiku Abubakar.
The projected 2027 ticket? Obi / Tambuwal.
This is not speculation. This is political intelligence.
“We give Peter Obi our full support as he joined the ADC. Following Mr Obi’s anticipated exit, all statutory organs of the Labour Party will convene to chart a fresh and sustainable course for the party.
The Nenadi Usman-led Interim leadership of the Labour Party, LP, says it supported the defection of the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
This is according to a statement by Usman’s Special Adviser (Media), Ken Asogwa, in Abuja, late on Wednesday.
In the statement, Usman noted that Obi enjoyed the party’s support to participate in coalition talks from the start.
She recalled that on 26th May 2025, the Labour Party gave its full blessings to Obi to join the ADC coalition.
She said that the Labour Party has not withdrawn its initial support to Obi following his eventual formalization of his entry into the ADC.
According to her, while the leadership of the Labour Party continues its determined struggle to reclaim the party from the stranglehold of entrenched interests bent on foisting a one-party system, it reassures members nationwide that there is no cause for alarm.
“We give Peter Obi our full support as he joined the ADC. Following Mr Obi’s anticipated exit, all statutory organs of the Labour Party will convene to chart a fresh and sustainable course for the party.
“We are confident that the fortunes of the party will be revitalised in no time. “Even as the party works assiduously to fill the void created by the recent wave of defections, we reassure our members that the Labour Party will return stronger, better organised, and more focused.
"The ongoing membership revalidation and registration exercise is designed to inject new energy into the party, and we are pleased to note that the exercise is already yielding positive results,” she said.
*LABOUR PARTY WELCOMES PETER OBI’S DEFECTION TO THE ADC*
As the nation may recall, on 26th May 2025, the Labour Party issued a statement confirming that the participation of His Excellency, Mr. Peter Obi, in the ADC coalition received the full blessings of the party. Subsequently, following the official unveiling of the ADC in July 2025, the Labour Party issued a follow-up statement on 3rd July 2025, reiterating its earlier position and support for Mr. Obi’s political engagement with the ADC.
Following Mr. Peter Obi’s eventual formalization of his entry into the ADC today, the Labour Party wishes to inform its teeming members across the federation that the party has not withdrawn the initial support extended to its 2023 presidential candidate. While the leadership of the Labour Party continues its determined struggle to reclaim the party from the stranglehold of entrenched interests bent on foisting a one-party system on our body politic, we wish to reassure members nationwide that there is no cause for alarm.
Following Mr. Obi’s anticipated exit, all statutory organs of the Labour Party will convene to chart a fresh and sustainable course for the party. We are confident that the fortunes of the party will be revitalised in no time. Even as the party works assiduously to fill the void created by the recent wave of defections, we reassure our members that the Labour Party will return stronger, better organised, and more focused. The ongoing membership revalidation and registration exercise is designed to inject new energy into the party, and we are pleased to note that the exercise is already yielding positive results.
We further assure the Nigerian people that the Labour Party, under the able and visionary leadership of Senator Nenadi Usman, will continue to do what is right and offer Nigerians a credible and people-centred alternative to the APC’s rudderless government in 2027. We remain confident that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
As we wish all lovers of democracy a prosperous New Year, the Labour Party appeals to Nigerians to continue to sustain their faith in democracy, even in the face of the despair and hopelessness being imposed on them by the groping APC government. With collective resolve and renewed determination, it shall indeed be better come 2027.
*Ken Eluma Asogwa* Senior Special Adviser, Media, to the Interim National Chairman of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman
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