Otti is doing well but he’ll be the last Labour Party governor in Abia – Kalu

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has praised the performance of Alex Otti in Abia but maintains that he will be the last Labour Party governor for the state.

Kalu who represents the the Bende Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, said the people of Abia would vote the All Progressives Congress to repay President Bola Tinubu who he said was working hard.

He said, “This will be the last time that a Labour governor will govern Abia State. I say it without mincing words. The next governor of Abia State will be APC governor.

“I have told him publicly and privately that the APC governor will be next in Abia State. How it will happen, I don’t know, but it will happen.

”I am confident because my government is working hard, the President is working hard, and Abia will repay the president. The president that has given you the South East Development Commission will be repaid.

“A president that is appointing Abians into administration. A president who is attracting the dividends of democracy will be repaid. We are not ungrateful people. Monkey will not work, and baboon chop. APC will not help the state to be strong, and Labour will take the credit.”

Kalu said it was not proper that another party would be governing his state while he is the sixth citizen of the country.

He said: “We are friends We work together, but I will not be the number six citizen of the country, and another party will govern my state. The next election in 2027, APC will be there.

“APC will determine who will become the next governor of Abia State. I don’t care about who the person is. However, one thing I know is that the platform, APC, will be the next governor of Abia state.

“We are ready to work for Abia State and we are tired of being outside the government at the centre. We need to leverage the power of the centre to increase the development of Abia state”.