ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has congratulated the winner of the just-concluded Abia State Governorship Election, Alex Otti.
Obi, the former Anambra State Governor said the will of voters in Abia State was respected with Otti’s declaration as governor-elect.
While speaking with Otti shortly after his victory on Wednesday evening, Obi said: “I pray for God’s guidance and protection for the incoming Governor of God’s Own State.
“A while ago, I spoke with my brother, Dr. Alex Otti @alexottiofr, the Governor-elect of Abia State and heartily congratulated him on his election. I am gratified that the will and wish freely expressed by the Abia electorates have been respected.”
Otti, the LP candidate, trounced his main rivals likeOkey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party (YPP).
The Governor-elect scored 175,467, Ahiwe polled 88,529 while Nwafor got 28,972.
The LP candidate also won 10 of the 17 local government areas in the state, PDP got six while the YPP got one.
Otti’s victory came through at his third attempt. He was the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2015 and 2019 elections.