Abia 2027: Those planning to rig should write their wills – Otti

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has warned politicians planning to manipulate the 2027 governorship election to abandon such ideas, saying the will of God and the people will decide the outcome.

The governor made the remarks on Thursday during the October edition of Alex Otti Speaks to Abians held at the Government House, Umuahia, in a video shared on Channels Television’s YouTube page.

Otti said while he has no problem with anyone contesting, those plotting to rig the election should be ready to face the consequences.

“I have heard that some people around him say oh, they must take over this state, they must write results but the only advice I have for them is that if they truly want to write results, they should write something else before that time.

You know what it is? Their will,” Otti said.

Daily Post reports that he was responding to a question about recent remarks credited to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, who reportedly said that the All Progressives Congress would take over Abia in 2027.

Otti said while he has no problem with anyone contesting, those plotting to rig the election should be ready to face the consequences.

Otti’s warning comes amid early political manoeuvrings ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Abia State.

The Labour Party governor ended over two decades of the Peoples Democratic Party’s dominance in the state after his victory in the 2023 poll.