Otti’s 2nd term will launch Abia on irreversible devpt. path, balance State’s power equation, Says APC Chieftain, Senator Nwaka

A chieftain of All Progressives Party (APC), Senator Emma Nwaka, has thrown his weight behind the re-election of Governor Alex Otti in 2027, saying that numerous advantages of returning the Governor would launch Abia State on the path of irreversible economic growth and development, as well as balance the state’s power equation.

Nwaka, a former state chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), bared his mind while speaking with newsmen after a meeting with Governor Otti at his Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South office on Thursday, June 4, 2026.

According to the man who guided PDP to 100 per cent electoral victory during the party’s golden era in Abia, re-electing Governor Otti for a second term would allow the ongoing transformation in the state to continue unhindered and help to halt the continuous breach of the Abia Charter of Equity.

The Isiukwuato-born, Third Republic Senator declared that his endorsement of Governor Otti was hinged on his (Nwaka’s) sincere assessment of the Governor’s performance, which, he said, has surpassed that of his predecessors; the visible transformation taking place across the state and his belief that power should remain in Abia Central for another four years, as equity demands.

Reading from a statement titled “This Is My Stand,” Senator Nwaka noted that Governor Otti’s administration has demonstrated uncommon commitment to infrastructural development, prudent management of resources, and delivery of people-oriented projects that have positively impacted lives of Abians.

On the 2027 governorship contest, the renowned party administrator towed the line of his party with regard to the senatorial zone which should produce the governor but disagreed that there should be a new kid on the block.

“I agree with my party, APC, that Abia Central Senatorial District should retain the governorship of the state come 2027. However, I am all for supporting Dr. Alex Otti to do a second term of four years as Governor.

“By every political metric conceivable,” he continued, “his first term has ushered in a season of unprecedented infrastructural development in every corner of the State. What is more, under him, Abians all over the state, country, and beyond, have regained a sense of pride in their state. I believe that another four years of Dr. Alex Otti, as governor, would have established Abia State on a trajectory of irreversible economic growth and development.”

“And come to think about it, at the end of Dr. Otti’s tenure in 2031, power is expected to revert to Abia North, precisely to Isuikwuato/ Umunneochi axis. If we deny Dr. Alex Otti a second term and bring in a new-person from Abia Central, it means that Abia North might have to wait for all of twelve years to take over the reins of power.

“Of course, such a scenario runs counter to the letter and spirit of Abia Charter of Equity instituted by our forefathers, which, unfortunately, we have been observing in the breach,” he said, and urged APC members displeased by his stand to appreciate “his standpoint,” explaining that he has no intention to run for Abia governorship in 2031, but insisted that his “permutation is altruistic; not in any wise actuated by personal interest.”

He praised Governor Otti for evenly spreading development across the state, saying that Isuikwuato never benefitted so much from previous governments.

“As a son of lsuikwuato, I can attest that Dr. Otti’s administration has done so much for my local government than any other government since the creation of Abia State, whether in terms of infrastructural development or appointments.

“If, as we say, every politics is local, and it is; I do not see why majority of Isuikwuato sons and daughters should cast off this government that has remembered us at this critical moment. This is not the time for politics of identity; it is the time for pragmatism in aligning with vision, competence, capability and capacity, attributes that Dr. Alex Otti possess. His transformational leadership in piloting the affairs of Abia State is unassailable,” the seasoned lawyer said.

He disclosed that he was also working for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu, for a second term in office, “for infusing  life and renewed hope into the almost comatose state of the economy of Nigeria and the inertia that characterized governance and every ramification of governance, prior to his assumption of office.” “I believe that before long, the trickle-down effect of his bold and courageous economic reforms will kick in and shall begin to be felt by the generality of Nigerians,” Nwaka stated.