Abia State Governor Alex Otti has reportedly begun exploring alternatives for his political future in 2027 outside of the Labor Party (LP) and the Obedient Movement.
This comes after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recently restored recognition to the Julius Habre faction.
According to a report in Daily Sun, the LP has become an affiliate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) through the Abure faction.
Sources claim that the APC, which has vowed to weaken and destabilize the party organization supporting Peter Obi in the run-up to the 2027 presidential election, has used the LP crisis as the perfect opportunity to implement anti-Obi policies. He said he saw this as an opportunity.
A source said, “Believe it or not, the Abure faction of the LP, which was initially blacklisted by INEC, has now reassessed the power of INEC and the judiciary, which shows how the LP “It shows how it became an appendage to the world,” he said. APC employers who have been seriously violated by the Abure-led LP NWC are desperate to come to terms with Governor Otti, Obi, National Assembly and state legislators who were involved in the establishment of the Umuahia Conference and Caretaker Committee. It has become.
“Looking ahead to 2027, Habre and his group are planning devastating land mines against the categories of LP members I have just mentioned. to the extent that the particular interest of the adjudicating APC is “Everything will be done to deny or make impossible the expulsion of Mr. Otti, although in the end it seems quite impossible, since it completely violates the impartial state institutions in terms of I am getting it from legitimate authority. Mr. Obi, 2027. Serves Members of Parliament and State Houses of Assembly who participated in the Umuahia meeting to obtain LP tickets for the year.
“Part of the grand design is for the faction to collapse into the APC. The other options are to adopt President Tinubu as the standard bearer for the presidency in 2027, or to have a weak Yoruba population that is either weak or unable to challenge the president at all in the polls. Either you nominate a candidate.”
Meanwhile, a supporter of Governor Otti, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the publication, “I am not allowed to talk about this matter to the media or expose it,” and told the publication that the governor was concerned about Mr. Habre’s strange behavior and the imminent threat of He said he knew about the ambush. With elections coming up, it is activating mechanisms to repel them.
“I am confident that Governor Otti is far ahead of Habre in whatever political realignment and composition His Excellency Peter and the Obedient Movement plan to implement in the face of the turmoil in the Labor Party,” he said. “We can make it clear by having the following.” and his group plans to destroy his second term. Governor Otti intends to chart an independent and independent political future.
“I can also tell you with authority that His Excellency is still a member of the Labor Party in name only… His Excellency has a plan and intends to thwart Abre’s evil move against him. Results of the just-concluded Abia local government elections gives us a clue as to what to expect for 2027.”