Otti retains deputy, kicks off re-election campaign
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Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Sunday flagged off the Labour Party’s 2027 campaign in Umuahia, retaining his deputy, Ikechukwu Emetu, as his running mate. “After the man-made disappointments of 2015 and 2019, this siege was broken in 2023, and in a little over three years, thick clouds of despair have parted, a long nightmare has ended, and the light of renewal, restoration and prosperity has risen over our dear state.” Reviewing his achievements across all sectors of Abia’s economy, Otti said, “With a fresh mandate in the February 6, 2027, governorship elections, we shall raise the bar even higher and set Abia on the path of irreversible progress through bold leadership, investments in factor assets, and multilevel partnership for prosperity.” On the 2027 campaigns by political parties in the state, the governor said, “The beauty of democracy is the plurality of options it offers all of us, which is why this administration made it clear that the rascality of years to years will have no place in Abia State anymore.
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✦The first, as I have earlier mentioned, is to move the architecture of governance from rescue to consolidation.” In his speech, the Labour Party state chairman, Peter Azubuike, said, “LP is out to win and will clear all elections in Abia.
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Sunday:Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Sunday flagged off the Labour Party’s 2027 campaign in Umuahia, retaining his deputy, Ikechukwu Emetu, as his running mate.2023:“After the man-made disappointments of 2015 and 2019, this siege was broken in 2023, and in a little over three years, thick clouds of despair have parted, a long nightmare has ended, and the light of renewal, restoration and prosperity has risen over our dear state.” Reviewing his achievements across all sectors of Abia’s economy, Otti said, “With a fresh mandate in the February 6, 2027, governorship elections, we shall raise the bar even higher and set Abia on the path of irreversible progress through bold leadership, investments in factor assets, and multilevel partnership for prosperity.” On the 2027 campaigns by political parties in the state, the governor said, “The beauty of democracy is the plurality of options it offers all of us, which is why this administration made it clear that the rascality of years to years will have no place in Abia State anymore.
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✦Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Sunday flagged off the Labour Party’s 2027 campaign in Umuahia, retaining his deputy, Ikechukwu Emetu, as his running mate.
✦“After the man-made disappointments of 2015 and 2019, this siege was broken in 2023, and in a little over three years, thick clouds of despair have parted, a long nightmare has ended, and the light of renewal, restoration and prosperity has risen over our dear state.” Reviewing his achievements across all sectors of Abia’s economy, Otti said, “With a fresh mandate in the February 6, 2027, governorship elections, we shall raise the bar even higher and set Abia on the path of irreversible progress through bold leadership, investments in factor assets, and multilevel partnership for prosperity.” On the 2027 campaigns by political parties in the state, the governor said, “The beauty of democracy is the plurality of options it offers all of us, which is why this administration made it clear that the rascality of years to years will have no place in Abia State anymore.
✦The first, as I have earlier mentioned, is to move the architecture of governance from rescue to consolidation.” In his speech, the Labour Party state chairman, Peter Azubuike, said, “LP is out to win and will clear all elections in Abia.
Key Facts:Sunday: Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Sunday flagged off the Labour Party’s 2027 campaign in Umuahia, retaining his deputy, Ikechukwu Emetu, as his running mate.2023: “After the man-made disappointments of 2015 and 2019, this siege was broken in 2023, and in a little over three years, thick clouds of despair have parted, a long nightmare has ended, and the light of renewal, restoration and prosperity has risen over our dear state.” Reviewing his achievements across all sectors of Abia’s economy, Otti said, “With a fresh mandate in the February 6, 2027, governorship elections, we shall raise the bar even higher and set Abia on the path of irreversible progress through bold leadership, investments in factor assets, and multilevel partnership for prosperity.” On the 2027 campaigns by political parties in the state, the governor said, “The beauty of democracy is the plurality of options it offers all of us, which is why this administration made it clear that the rascality of years to years will have no place in Abia State anymore.
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Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Sunday flagged off the Labour Party’s 2027 campaign in Umuahia, retaining his deputy, Ikechukwu Emetu, as his running
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Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Sunday flagged off the Labour Party’s 2027 campaign in Umuahia, retaining his deputy, Ikechukwu Emetu, as his running mate.
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“After the man-made disappointments of 2015 and 2019, this siege was broken in 2023, and in a little over three years, thick clouds of despair have parted, a long nightmare has ended, and the light of renewal, restoration and prosperity has risen over our dear state.” Reviewing his achievements across all sectors of Abia’s economy, Otti said, “With a fresh mandate in the February 6, 2027, governorship elections, we shall raise the bar even higher and set Abia on the path of irreversible progress through bold leadership, investments in factor assets, and multilevel partnership for prosperity.” On the 2027 campaigns by political parties in the state, the governor said, “The beauty of democracy is the plurality of options it offers all of us, which is why this administration made it clear that the rascality of years to years will have no place in Abia State anymore.
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Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on Sunday flagged off the Labour Party’s 2027 campaign in Umuahia, retaining his deputy, Ikechukwu Emetu, as his running mate.
