Kalu Seeks Return Of Abia Gov, Otti To APC
There are strong indications that Hon. Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, is actively seeking to persuade Chief Alex Otti of Abia State, to return to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
This was as he expressed hope for the continuation of the crisis within the Labour Party (LP).
The Deputy Speaker who spoke when he visited the governor at his home town, Umuehim, Nvosi in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of the state sais there is still room for him in the party.
Sunday Telegraph recalls that the Governor was once a member of the APC.l before he decamped to the LP to win the governorship election of Abia State in 2023.
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Otti was the governorship aspirants of the APC in the runoff to the APC primaries in 2022 before joining the Labour Party as the party candidate for the 2023 governorship elections.
Kalu, who praised the governor for the return of investors and businesses to Aba and other cities of Abia State, assured the governor of his continued support in the development of the state.
He said “You are not in my party again though I am regretting it. But I want you to know that the people who are also my people are also from different political parties. They are people who love what we are doing.
“The majority of us here are members of your former party. And we miss you. You only miss a good man, not a bad person. So, Labour Party members should be careful. If you don’t make this man happy, he is going back to his parents’ party.”
