Monday, January 19, 2026 - State Governor, Alex Otti, has warned that no individual or group can distract his administration with 2027 elections, saying he is focused on delivering development for the state.
Otti made the statement on Saturday at the Seventh-Day
Adventist Church, Umuikaa District headquarters, Isialangwa South LGA, while
attending worship with his wife, Priscilla Chidinma.
“I am not bothered about 2027. The same God who settled 2023
will also settle 2027,” he said.
He vowed that his government will continue to do the right
thing, not minding the attacks by the opposition.
“No one, or group of people, whoever they are, is entitled
to distract us.
So, when they make noise, like I said last week, we should
not be bothered. We should just remain focused and do what we have to do,” Otti
said.
Otti and three former governors of the state, Orji Kalu,
Theodore Orji, and Okezie Ikpeazu, have in recent times been in a war of words,
with Kalu vowing to stop Otti’s re-election in 2027.
Otti, addressing concerns about political attacks, said,
“Sometimes, I worry if it is the 2027 election they are talking about, or maybe
there’s another election coming up. But the same way God delivered me in 2023,
that is the way He will deliver me in 2027.”
Last week, the state government, through the governor’s
Special Adviser on Policies and Interventions, Rev. Fr. Christian Anokwuru,
warned opposition figures against attempting to pit Otti against President Bola
Tinubu.
Anokwuru said:” When former governors and past political
office holders, whose records are still fresh in the collective memory of
Abians, congregate to challenge the leadership of Dr Alex Otti, the public is
entitled to interrogate not just their claims, but also their credibility.
Everything about your supposed criticism against Dr Alex Otti’s administration
is resting on ‘Renewed Hope.’ It is expected that an opposition made up of
former governors should build arguments based on their own achievements, not by
name-dropping President Bola Tinubu.”
On development projects, Otti apologised to residents for
dust caused by ongoing road works:
“As you can see, we are at the final stages of dualising
this road. It is a Federal road, but we got approval from the Federal
government to reconstruct and dualise it. And as we are doing this, we are also
working from Onuimo to Tower. The idea is that any time you get into Abia
State, you know you’ve gotten into Abia State.”
Church leaders and members of the Alex Otti Vanguard
Movement for Continuity 2027 also expressed support. Dr. Fineboy Ikechi Joseph,
Elder G.C. Ukaegbu, and Elder E.C. Alozie praised the governor, stating:
“Governor Otti’s achievements across the state are enough to
guarantee him a second term in office. His benevolence and leadership have
brought hope to Abia people.”
In his sermon on “Living With Eternal Perspective”,
Masterguide Chidera Mark cited Isaiah 40:28-31, reminding the congregation that
God does not change or faint. He said:
“Before Governor Otti came, there were issues to worry about
in Abia State, but his emergence brought hope. His re-election would sustain
the hope and good works being witnessed today.”
The church service concluded with prayers for Governor Otti
and the state government.
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