According to Ferdinand Ekeoma, the governor’s special adviser on media and publicity, the claims that Governor Alex Otti did not renounce his membership in the All Progressives Congress, APC in 2022 before joining the Labour Party, LP, are incorrect and absurd.
In response to the reports, Ekeoma accused politicians from rival parties of funding the hoax.
He said that the APC witness who testified in the present Abia State governorship election petition tribunal against his employer, Alex Otti, was an impostor hired to carry out unsavoury tasks against the governor rather than an actual party member.
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Ekeoma ‘s statement read, ”Governor Alex Otti duly resigned his membership of the APC at his ward in line with the provisions of the constitution before joining the Labour Party.
”His resignation letter was duly received and acknowledged by the then ward Chairman who prior to that time was recognised at all levels as the Ward Chairman.
“The individual being paraded by the defeated APC Governorship candidate Chief Ikechi Emenike as the APC Chairman of Ward 5 Isialangwa South LGA is an impostor hired to do a failed dirty job, so he and his paymasters should be ignored.
“The very unpopular and roundly defeated APC and PDP candidates have realised how terribly bad their cases in court are, having failed woefully to prove that they even stood a chance of winning the Governorship election, have now resorted to disinformation and mischief while hoping to actualize the impossible mission of stealing the people’s mandate through the back door”
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“Finally, Governor Otti wishes to reassure Abians, that the mandate unanimously given to him is safe and secure and can never be stolen by those who merchandise politics for personal gains, and that he would continue to serve the people with passion and sincerity.”
In the election petition of Ikechi Emenike, two witnesses, including Friday Ugorji, testified as PW2 and informed the tribunal that governor Alex Otti had not resigned from the APC prior to joining the LP.
The chairman of APC Ward 5 in the Isiala Ngwa South LGA, he also disclosed to the tribunal, is himself.
Alozie Macsolomon, another witness, asserted the same thing about Otti.
However, Ekeoma disregarded the reports in response, claiming that his boss followed all necessary procedures before defecting to the APC.
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