We Won Abia Without Peter Obi – Alex Otti

Abia State Governor-elect, Alex Otti, on Thursday, claimed that he once won a gubernatorial election without the influence of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

Otti revealed this in a program on Channels Television emphasizing that he won the 2015 gubernatorial election that produced Okezie Ikpeazu as governor representing the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

Recall that Otti was declared winner of the gubernatorial election which held March 18th. He also revealed that he had joined Labour Party before Peter Obi.

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He said, “In 2015 when I ran under APGA, there was no Peter Obi. And we have it on our record that I won that election. At the time we were joining the Labour Party, Peter Obi had not joined.

“It took about a week before he called me and said that he purchased the presidential nomination form and he was coming to the Labour Party,” he said.

The governor-elect went on to acknowledged the former Anambra governor over his influence in the just concluded election, saying Obi “came to Abia about four times to campaign for us.

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“Peter Obi is a great addition to our campaign, but I can tell you that we won an election before in Abia without him.”

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