ABIA LP TO HOLD A MEGA “THANK YOU” RALLY FOR GOVERNOR OTTI

The leadership of the Labour party in Abia has announced a series of activities to mark the second anniversary of the present administration in the state, led by Governor Alex Otti.

The state chairman of the party, Honourable Emma Otti disclosed this on Tuesday in his office in Umuahia.
He said the State Executive Committee of the party after their meeting on Tuesday agreed to carry out a clean up exercise in Aba and Umuahia and as well have a sensitization campaign in the importance of proper sanitation in the state.

Honourable Otti said it would be capped by a mega “thank you” rally to Governor Alex Otti for his developmental strides in the state. He said the dates would be announced once the committee in charge comes up with details.

The State Executive Committee comprises the Governor, the Deputy Governor, the State Working Committee, the seventeen local government chairmen, local government secretaries, and all government appointees.

The state executive committee is the highest decision making body of the party in the state.

This is their first meeting since after the Supreme Court judgement that annulled the chairmanship of Julius Abure.

“This is our first meeting since after the Supreme Court Judgement. We looked at it that it is very imperative that this meeting is called for us to gives appraisal of ourselves with the declaration of the Supreme Court based on the case of Labour that was before the Supreme Court,” he said

“The case has been decided in favourof Nenadi Usman, Senator Darlington Nwokocha and INEC, these are three people involved in that case,” he explained.

“The Supreme Court in their wisdom saw that the tenure of Abure has expired since last year, they ruled in favour of the appeallants and the people are happy and to show their solidarity to His Excenllcy and to look at the areas they can show support for all the good works he has been doing in Abia.”

“We are approaching May 29 and we will roll out programmes and activities to mark the second year in the office of Dr Alex Otti.”

“We are going to have an environmental sanitation exercise in two zones of Aba and Umuahia and there will be a sensitization campaign to let people know the importance of sanitation.”

“Look at the things the governor is doing, we want to have a thank you rally here in Umuahia as part of the activities.”

The Supreme Court had delivered judgement on the appeal filed by Sen. Nenadi Usman, Senator Darlington Nwokocha and the Independent National Electoral Committee, to challenge the chairmanship of Julius Abure.

At the end of the meeting, the State Chairman of Labour Party in Abia State, Hon. Sir Emmanuel Nwaeze Otti presented a 54 seater coaster bus for the state to the State Executive Committee.

He poured encomium on Dr Alex for this developmental strides in Abia State. He said the Party’s State Executive Committee passed a vote of confidence on the National Leader of the party, Governor Alex Otti who is the only governor elected on the platform of the Labour Party, and the Nenadi Usman led National Caretaker Committee