Orji Kalu, senator representing Abia north, says Alex Otti, governor of Abia, overrates himself politically, adding that he needed the backing of key stakeholders to win the 2023 governorship election.
In a statement issued on Tuesday by George Maduka, the lawmaker’s media aide, Kalu said he remains committed to delivering Abia state to the APC.
Kalu, a former Abia governor, said the APC is united and solid in the state, adding that there is no division within the party.
He alleged that if any party is grappling with internal crises in Abia, it is the LP led by Otti.
He recalled that key figures involved in the LP’s 2023 campaign, including Umeh Kalu, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who served as the party’s state coordinator, held discussions with him.
Kalu said seeking such intervention contradicts Otti’s claims that he is politically irrelevant.
The senator challenged Otti to confront him directly instead of using media aides to issue statements on his behalf.
Kalu said he remains determined to deliver the APC at all levels in Abia “without apology or pretence”.
