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I have been reading comments, following up on reactions to the video of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu (Enyi Abia) calling on his friend, brother and erstwhile political acquaintance, the Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti to return to his party, the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC.

Initially I didn't want to say anything regarding this matter, but I was pissed off by the fact that the labour party supporters were reeking of hypocrisy, forgetting that their beloved Otti had done same barely few months ago.

I am not a member of the APC or Labour Party, but let's call a spade a spade!!! Sometimes I wonder how people can "Not Remember" because "Forgetting doesn’t even exist" unless they suffer from selective amnesia.

In retrospect, the present governor of Abia who was guber candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in 2015 and 2019 elections ran back to APC in 2020. However, when he could not clinch the party's governorship ticket ahead of the 2023 general election, Otti withdrew from the APC governorship primaries and declared for LP where fortune smiled on him.

Not too long ago, precisely on October 2023, Gov. Otti was in Imo state to inform Gov. Hope Uzodinma that the time of APC was over that LP will take over Imo government house.

Otti had at a campaign rally organised by the Labour Party (LP) in Owerri, the Imo State capital, asked Uzodinma to start preparing his handover note, saying he would be defeated in the poll.

During one of the campaigns that preceded the 11-11-2023 off-cycle Governorship Election in Imo State, completely derailed from characteristic associated with political campaigns.

Instead of saying what the Governorship Candidate of Labour Party in Imo State, Sen. Athan Achonu, would do for the People of the State if elected, Otti went haywire on the Governor of the State and Governorship Candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Hope Uzodinma. The climax was when he pompously issued a ‘Quit Notice’ to Governor Uzodinma.

It was a mark of indecency for Otti to have gone to Owerri to make utterances that were, at best, exhibition of desire to pour aspersions at a sitting Governor Hope Uzodinma and, probably hoping, there can be no consequence arising therefrom.

When this happened, labour party supporters were nowhere to be seen, they were quiet and saw it as a normal party politics behaviour.

And he was clapped for as a man working hard for his party nobody labelled him a monster. Nobody paid social media influencer to attack him.

One wonders if was this hot and bitter about the invitation from his friend and brother to rejoin the party they both built together for his own interest and that of the South East. He was not courageous enough to say so publicly at inviting him to APc denigrating, insulting and humiliating to him.

What is difference between the current invitation to Gov. Otti and previous invitation to whom Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu as the spokesperson of the house weekly on his radio program Ben Kalu mandate publicly invited Okezie that APC was going to take over Abia State govt house on flo FM radio Umuahia asking him to join his party APC.

Why did his media team not attack the spokesperson of the house, Ben Kalu do we then conclude that it is a show of immaturity. But just like Gov Otti, he is busy strengthening the party under his care.

Benjamin Kalu never declared that he is running for governorship, not that he is not fit but a mere statement to encourage his APC folks grabbing the Abia State government house is possible which any party leader is expected to do for his party.

Now he is going to campaign in Edo State for his party as a party leader will he not campaign that Edo govt house is for Labour Party?

Let's watch and see how he will campaign for his party if he will not assure his followers that LP will take over the government house of Edo state and when that happens we will see if the media will drag him the way he has paid many of them to drag the man strengthening his party in Abia State.

The events of the past few days gives credence to the words of Franklin Raj that, "Selective Amnesia" is a good disease!!! If we suppose to have an option to select the things we want to forget!!!


Ndubuisi, a political analyst writes from Anambra

96ACE:
If you still think political party is the problem of Nigeria then you’re sick to your a-hole.

derecho:
All these fly-by-night analysts sef

Who is Ben?
If not that Tinubu arranged a nonentity like him in the house of rep(lower house for that matter) to be deputy to that other goat whose only bill is to criminalize protest, who knows him.

Idiot like him

Salewa97:
Labour party supporters are just so confused.

They are the only one who believed that they can insult others and still command respect.

They are the only one who believed that they can throw stones and still expect others not to react back.

Confused bunch

Akinpresident:
You're a capital fool
You don't even know him and you're talking shit.

Kenny9857:
Okay
Who the fvck is he mugu ??

Blitzerz:
Ozwor.
Go outside and buy fuel 1000

Since u people are not tired of apc poverty and hunger

Salewa97:
Labour party supporters are just so confused.

They are the only one who believed that they can insult others and still command respect.

They are the only one who believed that they can throw stones and still expect others not to react back.

Confused bunch

Salewa97:
Labour party supporters are just so confused.

They are the only one who believed that they can insult others and still command respect.

They are the only one who believed that they can throw stones and still expect others not to react back.

Confused bunch

Ojiofor:
Tell Ben Kalu that we are not impressed with his so called number 6 position in Nigeria.If he felt indebted to Tinubu for giving him that position he can't use Abia state to pay him back for his personal benefit.He can use his family and pay Tinubu back not Abia state.
What he did was not a campaign rather it was a threat ndi Abia are not taking it lightly.

Hon Ben Kalu can't force Otti back APC and Abia state can't be used to repay Tinubu and APC for whatever favor they have done for him.
We are warning Otti not to decamp to APC with the peoples mandate that will be considered as a betrayal of public trust.

The loud mouthed Hon Ben Kalu shamelessly said he can't be the number 6 in Nigeria and another party will be governor of his state.That is rubbish.May I remind him that Akpabio the senate president is the number 3 yet PDP is governor of his state and he hasn't threaten his people because he is number 3 position in Nigeria. Tell Hon Ben Kalu that he has lost many supporters from his constituency for making such reckless statement.

Arostar2023:
The man no know say everything no be by garagara. By the time Otti use his power to erode his support base na that time his eyes go clear.