2023 Election: Influential Party Collapses Structure for Abia LP Governorship Candidate, Details Emerge

2023 Election: Influential Party Collapses Structure for Abia LP Governorship Candidate, Details Emerge

  • The Abia state Labour Party governorship candidate Alex Otti has been greeted with a piece of good news a few days before the 2023 general elections
  • This is as the deputy governorship candidate and other members of the Social Democratic Party collapsed their party structure for Otti
  • The SDP chieftains pledged their loyalty to Otti and vowed to work for his victory at the March 11 governorship election in the state

The ambition of the Labour Party (LP) Governorship Candidate in Abia state, Alex Otti, has received yet another significant boost ahead of the 2023 general election.

According to a report by Channels TV, the Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Abia State, Dickson Asonye and the Chairman of the party in the state, Chukwudii Abengowe, dumped their party and declared support for Otti.

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The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Abia State, Alex Otti, has received the SDP chieftains into his fold. Photo credit: Alex Otti
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Why SDP chieftains dumped the party for Otti, Labour Party

At a meeting with the LP executives at the party secretariat in Aba North local government area of the state, the former SDP chieftains vowed to work for the victory of Otti at the Saturday, March 11 governorship poll.

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Asonye noted that they have handed over the SDP structure and flag of existence to Otti because, in Otti, they see capacity, brilliance and competence.

The politician further added that the LP governorship candidate is the right person they can partner with for the state’s transformation.

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Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from NIJ, where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.