Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has said he will not defect from the Labour Party alongside the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi.
Otti disclosed this on Tuesday during his monthly media chat in Umuahia, the state capital.
The governor explained that Obi had informed him of his plan to exit the Labour Party and that he gave him his blessings, but stressed that he would remain in the party to help rebuild it.
He said, “If you remember, I joined the Labour Party before Peter Obi, so I did not join the party with him.
He has communicated to me that he is leaving the Labour Party. I gave him my blessings. But I will remain in the Labour Party, and I told him that I would continue the struggle to rescue the Labour Party.
“That is the party that brought me to power. If we fight and get to the end, and we are able to reposition the Labour Party, then we can discuss other options. Therefore, for now, I am not defecting to any party.”
