The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti has stated that he does not need to leave the Labour Party (LP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to get closer to Aso Rock.
Naija News reports that there have being speculations that Otti might be planning to dump the LP following the ‘tsunami defection’ that took over the Peoples Democratic Party’s age-long structure in Delta State.
During their official reception ceremony, former Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, said he and his successor, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, joined the APC to connect Delta State to Aso Rock, the seat of power.
However, speaking in an interview with Arise Television, Otti stated that he does not need to defect to the APC to get closer to the seat of power.
When asked if he needed to decamp to get close to the centre like Okowa and Oborevwori did, Otti said, “I am even closer to the centre than some of them.